The key to establishing any habit firmly into your life is by anchoring it with an existing habit. As BJ Fogg establishes, motivation is not reliable. If you are planning to build a new habit, you are of course motivated to achieve your goals. But motivation doesn\u2019t last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either you don\u2019t achieve your goal because it\u2019s too hard or you forgot. And the secret way to avoid that is to tie your motivation with a prompt or trigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anchor habit can be your trigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any existing habit is the prompt or cue. These anchors are things you do every day, no matter what. These include things that you don\u2019t even think about doing, like eating food, brushing your teeth, taking a shower, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some examples of tiny habits, combined with existing behaviors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n