Praveen Ramesh

All my life, I’ve been half-good with a lot of habits. I’ve often wondered

What’s the key to sustaining habits?

After a lot of reflection, I feel what works best for me is what I call the “Eliminating triggers framework”. Let me explain.

The key to waking up early is sleeping early (And not setting multiple alarms)

The key to eating right is eliminating junk at home (And not resisting them)

The key to wealth building is cutting down lifestyle expense (And not investing more, though it helps ;).

When we form habits (or try to), we focus on how to ‘force’ ourselves to do stuff. Some times, the key to habits is to identify and eliminate the triggers. You need not always labour your way through.