How to Achieve Greatness By Being Mediocre Every Day
Try building a "better than nothing" habit
In a recent TED talk, the sociologist Christine Carter argues that in order to successfully build new habits, you need to stop trying to be good and instead get comfortable being mediocre. "You'll need to abandon your grand plans, at least for now," Carter says. Reaching our goals, she explains, doesn't depend on willpower, but rather a "willingness to be bad at our desired behavior."
To overcome your brain's desire for instant greatness, it helps to create a wildly unambitious daily practice, something Carter calls a "better than nothing" habit. Simply take one of your goals and strip down the outcome into steps so small, so seemingly insignificant, that they seem almost effortless.
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