Mental Model Fundamentals: Forcing Function

Mental Model Fundamentals: Forcing Function

Deliberate triggers can enable us to take necessary action to produce our desired result.

“It forces conscious attention upon something (“bringing to consciousness”) and thus deliberately disrupts the efficient or automatized performance of a task.” (Source )


Related Examples:

  • 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.


Related Quotes:

  • “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


Related Concepts:

  • 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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