Said and done. Atomic Habits in practice: what you read, finally done every day.
You set a goal with a time, like getting up or going to the gym, and leave a guarantee: money, your apps or both. Prove it with a photo in time and you lose nothing. If not, you lose it.
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This week
You read Atomic Habits. Then the same old routine came back.
- Week 1
Make it easy
Two minutes a day sounds good. Until you skip those too.
- Week 3
Habit stacking
It works while you remember. The day you don't, the whole stack falls over.
- Week 6
Don't break the chain
A streak motivates you until it breaks. After that, it's hard to get back.
- Now
The book has another law: make it unsatisfying when you don't follow through.
How it works. Four steps, every day.
- 1
Step 1 of 2Create ultimatum GoalRead 20 pagesWhen22:00TodayHow I'll prove itBook photoDeadline22:30NextPick the goal.
Read 20 pages at 22:00 and prove it with a photo of the book.
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Step 2 of 2Guarantee €5€0€5€10€20Block apps if I miss it2 apps selected, 3 daysWhat the photo must showThe book open where I'm up toCheck locationOptionalCreate ultimatumLeave a guarantee.
Up to €20, your apps or both. If you don't do it, you lose what you chose.
- 3
Point at the bookProve it.
When you finish, take a photo of the open book. You have until 22:30.
- 4Read 20 pages, 22:26
Photo confirmed.
You read your 20 pages, as promised.
€5Nothing is chargedYour apps stay unblockedShareDoneGet your money back.
If you prove it in time. If not, you lose the €5.
Ready to commit?
This is your week when you follow through.
One day, one week or a whole month.
Month-long goalGym October · 3 times a week7/12sessions keptNext: Thursday 19:00Per session€103 daysWeeks
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Goals over several days.
Go to the gym 3 times a week for a month. Every session counts, and you see how you're doing.
Thursday, 9 OctoberMy morning2 of 3 07:00Get upPhoto of breakfast · 07:0207:30Run 5 kmPhoto outside · 07:4109:00Study for 1 hourPhoto of the deskIn 25 minGoals in steps.
A whole morning: get up, go for a run and sit down to study. Each step with its own time.
You choose what's on the line.
Money, from €0 to €20, a few days without the apps you pick, or both. You never lose more than you chose.
Photos as proof.
Taken in the app, with no gallery. The camera checks they're real.
Yesterday, 07:15No photo in time 
Your photoSent at 07:16Think it's a mistake? A person on the team will review it.
Ask a person to review itAcceptA person reviews it.
If you think something went wrong, you dispute it and someone from the team looks at it.
Keep your word, get your money back.
If not, you lose what you put down when you promised. Not a cent more.
Frequently asked questions.
The book suggests making it unsatisfying when you don't follow through, for example with a habit contract. Ultimatum is that contract, with an automatic consequence and a photo as proof.