Habit Stacking Quotes

“If a task will take you two minutes or less to do, deal with it immediately and move on.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“In other words, our willpower works like a muscle and it weakens throughout the day, since it’s used constantly. We all have a limit to our willpower, and once we’ve reached the limit, it becomes very difficult to focus.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“It’s hard to be happy in a relationship unless we are first happy with ourselves. That’s why it’s important to take a few moments every day to do something we thoroughly enjoy, whether it’s a quick five-minute meditation or maybe listening to your favorite song. When we are happy, we can make others happy, improving our social lives and relationships immensely.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Even mild dehydration can cause headaches and fatigue, affect your concentration, impair short-term memory and impede mental function. If you want to be at your most productive, it’s important for your brain to be firing on all cylinders. Therefore, you should make sure you are sufficiently hydrated before starting work.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Energy is usually at its peak during the first part of your day, which means you should be completing habits that inspire or excite you about the day ahead.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“#96. Spend a Few Minutes Cuddling Your Significant Other/Child/Pet Physical touch is hugely important to our wellbeing. Cuddling releases oxytocin, the “happy hormone,” which can help reduce stress and even boost your immune system. Physical touch can also make the bonding process easier and improve communication between couples or parents and children.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“To better understand people and interact with them socially, it is important to spend some time thinking about their lives and what they are going through. You will be able to better relate to people when you think about things from their point of view.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Look at your list of MITs and underline the one that you know you’d put off indefinitely if you had the chance. Get started on this task before you have a chance to think about it. Don’t work on your other tasks until it’s finished.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Humans are curious creatures, and most people find it almost impossible to ignore their email and social media notifications until the end of their work sessions. If you’re being interrupted every few minutes by a ping or flashing browser tab, it will greatly reduce your productivity and concentration. Additionally, these social activities are pleasurable—they give our brains a little hit of dopamine, otherwise known as the happy hormone. In other words, social media can be addictive. A quick five minutes on Facebook can easily turn into an hour, as many of us can attest to. Rather than struggling against your brain’s natural inclination to procrastinate, save yourself a lot of time and hassle by simply closing your email tab and banning social media during work time.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“#88. Write Down 3 Things You're Thankful For Most people have heard the advice, “count your blessings," but few of us actually put this into practice. By getting into the habit of writing down just three things you’re thankful for in a gratitude journal every day, you’ll change your outlook on life, become happier, improve your relationships with others and reduce your stress levels.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“#96. Spend a Few Minutes Cuddling Your Significant Other/Child/Pet Physical touch is hugely important to our wellbeing. Cuddling releases oxytocin, the “happy hormone,” which can help reduce stress and even boost your immune system. Physical touch can also make the bonding process easier and improve communication between couples or parents and children. Cuddling doesn’t have to be limited to romantic partners—you’ll get the same effect from hugging a friend, a child or even your favorite furry animal.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“leverage your day when it comes to habit stacking. Take advantage of your location and the time of day when it comes to your habits. Energy is usually at its peak during the first part of your day, which means you should be completing habits that inspire or excite you about the day ahead. A great example is sending an inspirational quote or story to a loved one. It takes energy to find such a piece of content and decide who to send it to, but this habit is highly rewarding and will help you kick off your day feeling great and ready to tackle all the following habits you have in your routine. Well, there you have it—all the important elements of habit stacking. You must take all these elements into account when creating your habit stacking routine because they all work together to ignite positive life changes.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“It’s been said that the average person’s short-term memory can only retain seven chunks of information. So the theory behind cognitive load is that since you can only retain a small amount of information, you have to rely on long-term memory, habits and established processes to do basically everything in life.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“the best way to make a lasting change is to develop one quality habit at a time.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“You can set goals for the day or the year, but you can’t just aimlessly wander around on a day-to-day basis. Make sure you use every minute for what it’s worth and accomplish what you set out to do.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“So the theory behind cognitive load is that since you can only retain a small amount of information, you have to rely on long-term memory, habits and established processes to do basically everything in life.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Little hinges swing big doors.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“#63. Listen to Your Favorite Song It’s amazing what listening to your favorite songs can do for your mind and body. Not only will the upbeat music stimulate the release of happy hormones, but the recollection of happy times will influence your mood. Without realizing it, you will be dancing around and singing along, which will leave you feeling happy and ready to take on the day.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“#34. Put Loose Change in a Jar A quarter here and a nickel there doesn’t seem like anything substantial, but when you collect all your change and keep it in one place, you’ll see how quickly it adds up! Every time you add more change to your change jar, you are essentially adding to a savings account that is growing over time.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“cognitive load. The truth is we have a finite limit on our short-term memories. It’s been said that the average person’s short-term memory can only retain seven chunks of information. So the theory behind cognitive load is that since you can only retain a small amount of information, you have to rely on long-term memory, habits and established processes to do basically everything in life.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“add the following: de-cluttering your house, buying your wife flowers while grocery shopping, complimenting a stranger, tracking your daily expenses or eating that darn piece of fruit?”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“even the busiest, most overwhelmed people in the world find five minutes of time to properly brush their teeth. Unfortunately, it’s hard to say the same thing about other equally miniscule habits that could have a positive impact on our lives.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Make a list of the tasks you want to complete by the end of the day. Try to be realistic, rather than planning too much.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Time required:”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Physical touch is hugely important to our wellbeing. Cuddling releases oxytocin, the “happy hormone,” which can help reduce stress and even boost your immune system.”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“*1. Productivity *2. Relationships *3. Finances *4. Organization *5. Spirituality and Mental Well-being *6. Health and Physical Fitness *7. Leisure”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

“Most Important Tasks (MITs).”
― S.J. Scott, Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less