training automacity

think of it this way

you already know how to do many full behaviors (floss all your teeth, exercise for a full 30 minutes, and so on)

what most people haven't mastered is making those desired behaviors automatic. so that's a key focus in tiny habits: training automacity. once that's rock solid, you can then work toward the full behavior (floss all your teeth--victory) without losing the automacity. that's how you eventually master the full behavior as a habit. this tiny starting point plus the sequencing after an anchor is what makes the tiny habits method different from any other approach.

for now, please stick with the simple, tiny behaviors in your practice. if you do a bigger behavior and if it's a pain in any way, the habit won't form. in fact, i believe you take a step backward.

if your new tiny behaviors are not truly tiny, scale back now. please be patient, focus on tiny, and experience for yourself how this process works.