Underlying the philosophy of Tiny Habits is the idea is that starting small makes it easier to complete the task. Completing the task makes you feel better, which creates a reinforcement loop that, over time, "wires in" new habits. Three variables drive human behavior: - **Motivation** - our desire to do something - Motivation is largely only good for one-off feats - it's not enough for sustained change - **Ability** - our capacity to do something - This means that the easier a habit is, the higher the chances we'll adopt it - **Prompts** - stimuli that trigger us to do something - The best prompts are ones that already exist in our lives - One potential example: If you regularly boil water for tea every morning, you can use that as a prompt to remember to take your vitamins - The best prompts consider: - Location: Is the prompt close to where you need to perform the habit? - Frequency: Does the frequency of the prompt match your desired frequency of the habit? - Theme: Does the prompt remind you in some way of your desired habit? Example: drink a glass of water every time you water a plant. #book