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The three Alarm method

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It’s a good and simple method to start building new habits, especially if you want to apply them in 2025.

Starting at the root cause, James Clear pointed out that our behaviors are deeply influenced by our identity - the:

Beliefs

Values, and

Self-perceptions

So we should focus on shaping our identity rather than relying on willpower or setting goals.

So the key point here would be to create a new identity that align with our desired behavior.

How can we make it?

True change will occur when you see yourself as the person already engaging in the desired behavior. Something like the

acting role strategy⁠

that I mentioned in another post.

So between 2 options:

I want to write

I am a person who writes

Let’s pick the second option and be a person who writes

The more you repeat a behavior, the more you become the identity that’s associated with the behavior.

It’s a way to segment your life across the 3 important domains:

Health

Wealth

Relationships

The first step would be to “Set an Alarm for 3 different times of the day” and label the alarms how you want to show up

The label is your best self-identity and should have values tied to how that identity behaves

For example, my labels tie to:

Being a good Dad

Being a good career coach in software development

Being a book author

When the Alarm goes off, you need to become the champion tied to that identity.

You need to show up as you intended

It will help to become your:

Intentionality drivers

Help you make the right choices

Prompt reflection on your behaviors

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