The ObservatoryStuck in a rut
For the feeling that the days blur together — find ONE thing worth changing instead of trying to turn your whole life around at once
How it works
- The days that resemble each otherWriteListNarrow down
- The size of the stepChoose
The feeling of being stuck is rarely about nothing happening at all. It is about too much looking the same, day after day. The mind then often wants to redo everything at once — which almost never holds.
Exercise in 2 steps, about 8 minutes. Doing it is part of Premium, which you try free for 7 days with no card. With Premium your answers are saved so you can pick up where you left off and look back at what you wrote.
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Why does it work?
Builds on a recurring finding in behavior change research: small, almost absurdly simple first steps more often lead to lasting change than big overhauls — the same principle as in behavioral activation and in habit research on minimal changes (compare B.J. Fogg's work on tiny habits).
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