How to ensure you do something

A branch of How to change the way you think.

Use situation based spaced repetition cards. For example, if you want to start eating healthier you can add cards like:

• I will limit my sugar intake to < [cloze (21 grams)] a day.
• When I see junk food in front of me, I [cloze (won’t eat it.)]
• When you go to the grocery store, what type of food should you not bring?
  • Junk food

If you’ve discovered a new tip to improve your writing (let’s call it x), and you know you want to use that tip when you write your next blog post, but you don’t know when that’ll be, use cards like:

• The next time I write a blog post I will do [cloze (x)] or I will do x the next time I [cloze (write a blog post)]