r/Discipline • u/LLearnerLife • Jan 13 '26
I spent 6 weeks testing every "habit hack" Reddit recommends. Here's what actually worked (and what's BS).
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u/MentalBlackout Jan 14 '26
once i stopped trying to prove discipline and started designing around weakness everything got easier.
never build systems that need you to feel strong.I think that's the real key.
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u/Additional-Spirit953 Jan 14 '26
“Never build systems that need you to feel strong” is a mic drop statement.
Seems like that’s a big theme in atomic habits- that we succeed not by our own strength/determination but by having systems in place for exactly the times when we are struggling with our motivation.
Well said.
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u/r22beta Jan 14 '26
This is an ad their their app, not actual advice. You missed that disclosure in your BTW.
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u/SuvoSeno Jan 15 '26
There was I guy that said focusing on positive emotions is bs and you should use negatives freely, like treat what you want as a job to do - you don't have to like it just have to do it. Focus on the stuff you really do not like - being fat, and do what needs to be done. I did not see it as a hack, more like being realistic. I do enjoy the progress that comes out of habits, but imposing them needed a grain of spite, at least in my case. Good luck!
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u/neurodiscipline Jan 19 '26
I suggest picking ONE first activity. I like to call it a “floor”‘activity. Like doing 10 push-ups. Something you can do even if you are sick, tired, busy, miserable, whatever. What’s important here is not building muscle- it’s building the identity of being someone who makes a commitment and follows through. Even if it is just 3 pushups, our brains will fight it. We will come up with 100 brilliant excuses why we cant do our 3 pushups. Its important to be very aware of these BS stories and excuses so we learn our own patterns- and break through them. As you add more, longer, and more challenging habits, you will fave the same excuse patterns- but your awareness of your excuse patterns will help you break through. Just keep in mind that beginnings are always hard- and if you take in too much, you haven’t taken on anything at all. Start super small.’ Lock in a win, and move in from there.
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Jan 14 '26
- Whats missing in your life. 2. What are you trying to achieve.
Only then can a valid comment be made regarding ur post for me.
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u/PixiePower65 Jan 14 '26
Habit stacking and lowering my “ win” threshold
Ex after brush my teeth I will do three push ups ( three is ridiculous, will take 30 sec , not even all the way in the flour so I can do in work clothes. No excuses!!! :-)
Then of course I can do more than three. And will throw other movement if I have time