“It forces conscious attention upon something (“bringing to consciousness”) and thus deliberately disrupts the efficient or automatized performance of a task.” (Source
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- Task Deadlines - Many people get motivated by impending deadlines to accomplish their tasks.
- Public Goals - Social accountability, like publicly announcing goals, can be incredibly motivating.
- “A forcing function is any task, activity or event that forces you to take action and produce a result. I believe the best way to work is to put ourselves into a position to execute. Essentially, forcing us to complete a task.” ~ Dan Martell
- “The common denominator of success --- the secret of success of every man who has ever been successful --- lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do.” ~ Albert Gray
- “Successful men have a purpose strong enough to make them form the habit of doing things they don't like to do in order to accomplish the purpose they want to accomplish.” ~ Albert Gray
- “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie
- Activation Energy - A minimum energy must be available in a system to create a reaction.
- Incentives - Contingent rewards are one of the most powerful drivers of behavior.
- Directly Responsible Individual - Making a single person explicitly responsible creates clear accountability.
- Influence of Stress - Stress tends to create a strong physiological response, including amplifying our cognitive biases.
- Leverage - With the right levers, a small amount of input can create a lot of output.
- Habit Trigger
- “Triggers are the cues in the habit loop that prompt new habits.”
- If This Then That (IFTTT)
- “Creates chains of simple conditional statements.”
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