“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit” ―Will Durant.
“A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time” ―Mark Twain
We need “simple and practical” strategies for coaxing our habits down the stairs. Here are two books full of priceless practical strategies for doing this.

Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits–to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life


Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits is better. He’s a Stanford researcher that researches habits. The others are good too.