Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 209 answers
Periodically review your identity statements and update them to match your growth.
Integrity is the felt sense of alignment between who you are and what you do.
Travel illness life changes and crises will interrupt your routines.
Design your habits to be robust enough to withstand common disruptions.
Have a stripped-down version of every important routine that works during disruptions.
Adapted versions of your key habits that work when traveling.
Minimal self-care behaviors that maintain essential functions during illness.
Pre-planned behavioral protocols for high-stress emergency situations.
You cannot prevent all disruptions but you can recover from them quickly.
A specific procedure for getting back on track after a routine interruption.
After a disruption ease back into routines rather than trying to resume everything at once.
Disruptions reveal which of your behaviors are robust and which are fragile.
Routines with some built-in flexibility survive disruptions better than rigid ones.
Some habits should work regardless of where you are or what is happening.
When routines break expect emotional turbulence and plan for it.
After recovering from a disruption analyze what broke and what survived to improve resilience.
Backup behaviors that activate when primary behaviors are disrupted.
Anticipate and plan for predictable seasonal disruptions.
Having people who support your behavioral recovery accelerates getting back on track.
Different disruptions require different levels of response — plan accordingly.
Use each disruption as an opportunity to rebuild better than before.
Resilient systems sustain your forward momentum even when conditions are adverse.
The goal of behavioral automation is to make excellent behavior your default.
Evaluate each important behavior — is it automated partially automated or manual.