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🧠Habit Formation Tip 5: Habit Stacking — Link New Habits to Old Ones
We don’t build habits in a vacuum — they grow best when anchored to routines we already do every day.
This is where habit stacking comes in (from James Clear’s Atomic Habits). The idea is as follows:
➡️ “After I [current habit], I will [new habit].”
By linking the new behaviour to an existing cue, you harness your brain’s natural rhythm — the cue automatically reminds you what to do next.
👉 Examples:
After I come downstairs in the morning, I’ll check my blood pressure.
After I finish lunch, I’ll take a 10-minute walk.
After I brush my teeth, I’ll floss (or take my supplements).
After I turn off my laptop, I’ll stretch for two minutes.
💡 Why it works: Your existing habits act like anchors — they’re consistent and automatic. By attaching a new behaviour to one, you skip the hardest step of all: remembering to do it.
🌱 Stroke prevention isn’t about finding more time — it’s about weaving small protective actions into the time you already have.
👉 Try this: Finish this sentence:
“After I _______, I will _______.”
Write it down somewhere obvious so you see it at the time you'll be doing the cue habit - and then post your answer below in the group — you might just inspire someone else’s next habit!
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🧠Habit Formation Tip 5: Habit Stacking — Link New Habits to Old Ones
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