When you have a goal that you’re afraid you might flake out on, you can create cue-based plans on your own now that you know the formula. Just remember to consider the how, when, and where: How will you do it? When will you do it? Where will you do it? Be strategic about the cues you select—if you can, choose cues that are out of the ordinary. When I’m lying in bed at night and realize I have an important task to remember the next day, I try to think of something atypical that I’ll encounter in the morning (maybe the Lego structure my son just built and left in our living room). That becomes
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