Principlev1
Start reflection habits with minimal viable versions (one
Start reflection habits with minimal viable versions (one sentence, 30 seconds) and expand only after automaticity is established, because motivation-dependent behaviors fail under variance while tiny behaviors survive.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Habits as Context-Response Associations (habit formation through context-reward associations) and Behavior occurs when three elements converge simultaneously: (Fogg Behavior Model: motivation, ability, prompt). The principle prescribes starting with behaviors requiring near-zero motivation because they are more likely to persist long enough to form the automatic context-response associations that constitute habits.