I loved "Atomic Habits" but the most <i>useful</i> framework I found for "doing a little" is from the "Elastic Habits" book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48905847" rel="nofollow">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48905847</a><p>Basic Idea --<p>1. Have 3 options as well as 3 levels for each habit/task/project<p>2. The lowest (Mini) level should be something you can do on practically any day, no matter how bad things are.<p>3. Do the level you are comfortable with on any given day<p>Example (For a health habit)<p>Mini level: 1 pushup OR 10 steps walking OR One glass of water<p>Second level (forgot what he called it) : 5 pushups OR 500 steps walking OR 3 glasses of water<p>Pro level : 20 pushups OR 2000 steps OR 8 glasses of water.<p>Set the numbers that seem like no-brainers to you. This tends to work <i>extremely</i> well in my experience and accounts for varying environmental, psychological and physiological conditions.<p>The book has a points system etc which I did not find useful but is otherwise a very good complement to "Atomic Habits"
Reminds of this post that was HN 9 days ago: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27833064" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27833064</a>. Both had some pretty useful tips for someone like myself who doesn't have a systematic approach for productivity.
Keep in mind that a person who do 100 push up a day is still doing 100x the pushup.<p>That said, it's a good idea to get started, no matter how little or tiny your progress is.
Make Your Bed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzLzbd-zT4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzLzbd-zT4</a>
If you can, make it easier to do a little. Friction is a big cause of procrastination.<p>My computer has a "project" command that will cd to the project's directory, start docker and build the project. This lets me jump right back in with a single command.<p>There's another command that fetches the production data, and gives me a local environment that's exactly like the production one. I have it in most of my projects.<p>This also applies to other hobbies. I keep my workshop and kitchen clean. I can get to work without cleaning up the workspace first.
That's why I like the Habinator app. It's a habit tracker that gives you little steps how to reach your goals.<p><a href="https://habinator.com" rel="nofollow">https://habinator.com</a>
This all good and fine however some of us have an abyss behind us pushing forward to doing exercise lest be rest of the day be wasted in a fog of adhd or likewise malaise. no zero days is only option for some of us.