How to use technology to create a habit

We have lots of tools at our disposal to help us live better lives.

We just need to make the tools work for us.

When trying to create a new habit, reminders can be useful. But we’ve all done it, we’ve gotten the reminder and still haven’t done the task.

Reminders won’t always work. Sometimes we need stronger prompts. But we can make a reminder work for us better when we associate it with an event. An event is another type of prompt.

Sure we can set an alarm. But when we set an alarm and label it, we can create an association with a specific time. So that eventually with enough repetition our brains with associate the event with the task and will no longer need the reminder.

Try this out for a while. Let me know how this goes!

Tip: use before instead of after tasks. Prioritize the new task first. Example: drink a glass of water before breakfast, not after.