 This is a very short essay that I wrote about habits my goal was to Try and completely summarize everything. I know about habits pretty much everything in as short of a text as possible So here goes Consistency is the hidden factor behind any true success not effort not willpower or even Intensity the key is consistency Just as you cannot build an empire in One big move or an amazing body with one good workout or even 30 Some would argue that you can do both in just a few months But even short-term success no matter how amazing it appears will not last without consistency We have all been taught the wrong things about habits from people who don't even know how to create and maintain them themselves When people said habits When people say habits they put unrealistic demands on themselves and end up giving up sooner or later Always remember when setting up your goals if you're not 100% sure you'll be able to do them every single day That means you're gonna quit sooner or later When setting your habits you must focus on the minimal results required Not the desired Results always ask yourself What is the minimal amount of effort that I can commit 100% of the time to do without any exception for this habit So if you want to start working out commit to five or ten minutes every day Which will probably mean that there's no way you'll fail on your habit again, the keyword here is minimal minimal effort Nobody says that you can't do more than five or ten minutes every day But that is the minimum that you must do every single day If you miss your effort target that day either Accidentally or by choosing to miss it Don't try to make it up the next day For example, if you come home tired because it's late and you don't want to work out Even though you Want to do it you choose not to do it Don't promise yourself to do it twice as hard tomorrow Because when tomorrow comes you'll be twice as likely not to go to the gym because you've already done it once and in addition to skipping it and Basically, whatever reason you had to skip it being relevant today as well You also promise to do twice as much which makes it Even more hard to do it Case in point if you skip today, please just forgive yourself It's gone and there's no point in trying to make it up tomorrow So as you've probably noticed the key to building habits is not effort or willpower The key is being humble in the estimation of how much effort you can give every day and Also forgiving For the mistakes you've made and the times you've lost Remember small actions will soon grow into massive momentum and results The small plant you water every day Will soon turn into a massive tree This is how you build habits and this is how you build consistency and as you know Consistency is the key to success