The shorter version of that long post

[mousme]

If I wait any longer to have the time to write this post "properly," it will never get done. So, instead of the mythical well-thought-out post, you are getting Phnee's Lame Attempt At Explaining Complex Concepts

Comments

[blackmare]

This makes SO much sense to me, because recently I've trained myself to:

Put my keys on the hook by the door every time I come home
Put away groceries BEFORE checking my email or doing anything else
Do the dishes before I go to bed at night

And these ridiculous little things are enough to start changing how I see myself, and give me some energy to find the next thing I can change.

[mousme]

It made sense to me for the same reasons. I'm trying to train myself to do all these small things automatically, so that I don't have to think about them. It's a process, but like you said, it gives me energy to look for the next thing I can change too.

[sorceror]

I just came across an article that seems to take a similar attitude (haven't read all of it yet, though - and be warned, I think it's from a bro-oriented fitness blog...)

http://markmanson.net/self-discipline

[mousme]

The author actually quotes a researcher who crops up a lot in Pychyl's podcasts, so yeah, that about sums it up. The article and the podcast(s) on willpower draw heavily from Baumeister's research.