The ObservatoryThe weekly contract
A small, concrete commitment for the week, and what makes it easy to keep
How it works
- One thing, not everythingWrite
- What makes it easyWrite
- Write the contractWriteChoose
A contract with yourself works best when it is small. Not five resolutions for a whole life, but one concrete thing for this particular week. Small enough that you actually keep it, real enough that it shows.
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Why does it work?
Built on two well-established principles: clear, bounded sub-goals beat vague intentions (goal-setting research, Locke & Latham), and lowering the threshold around a behavior affects whether it happens more than willpower does (Wood & Rünger, 2016). The weekly contract format itself has not been studied in its own right.
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