To create a new habit and make it stick, you need to decide on a very specific cue that reminds you to do it, over and over again. The reason creating a very specific trigger for your habit is so useful is that it takes out all the mental effort. Instead of having to think about when, where, why, and if you’re going to do the habit on a given day, you just follow a predetermined course of action and get it done without wasting your limited mental energy.
