Dr. Fogg's book, "Tiny Habits" is a must-read. This video is must-watch. Thank you, BJ. AFTER I WATCH EVERY TH-cam VIDEO, I reach out to someone, text mostly, and say you are awesome, in an appropriate way. Gracias amigos. Who's watching with me in 2024?
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I am finally in control of my life. This lecture is truly the key to getting the life you want. Just got to 70 hindu pushups a day, I am ableing myself to crack bad childhood memories by forgiving people, correcting weak behaviours and so much more. This, changed my life.
This video helped me write a book that's about to be published. Thank you so much, BJ. I am acknowledging you in my thank yous. I'll post again when the book is released!
I started meditating for 10 mins a day after my morning alarm went off. I now do it first thing every morning, last thing at night, and quite often for 20 mins during the day! I feel SOOO much better and stronger!
Meditating right after you wake up doesn’t give you the full affect because your body reverts back to when you are sleeping. It’s better to finish your morning hygienic routine then once you’re awake go and meditate
This really works. About a year ago I started doing 5 pushups every time I put on shaving cream and am waiting to shave. It's now almost impossible for me to not do 20-30 pushups every time I shave. The only time I don't do pushups is when I don't shave.
THANK YOU!!!! I was making a presentation about how we can motivate our patients to increase their oral health and teeth brushing habits, and this presentation has made me throw every slide out of the window. I not only learned the most effective way to motivate our patients, but also how to better my own life!
I bought his book a few weeks ago and Ive read 1/2 of it. I can tell you that this book is different from others on forming habits. This one has a few extra ingredients that have given me a lot of hope. The simple act of acknowledging your awesomeness every time somehow reinforces the behavior. Also, anchoring them to existing behaviors and making them super easy makes SO much sense.
I was introduced to the concept of 'small steps' decades ago and it helped me quit smoking in 1981. Took me three years back then, but have not relapsed, suffer no cravings; I'm 'home free'! Awesome!!! Now I'm struggling with PTSD, poverty, agoraphobia, isolation, AND deeply entrenched defences that translate into bad habits. One is suicidal ideation! Indescribably grateful to have stumbled on this TH-cam video! (I entered "Change behaviour" in the search bar.) Am so excited to start my life over again, differently, now!!!
I am hearing your voice. As you try to cope with life, I hope you can translate your negative habits into more positive habits to overcome your suffering. Life can be so unfair, and poverty happens all around us in this world. If you think of each day as a new day; then, you may allow yourself to experience life in a totally new way. If you experience your day from a whole new perspective, you may be able to overcome the thoughts that may be leading you to suicide. Think of each day as a whole new day, so that you can extend your life. You will find more reasons to live. You can define all of the days that are coming to you as totally new days that can bring to you new experiences and new lessons. Think of each day as a new day and a new birth for you. Yes, think of each day as a rebirth, so that you may grow your desire to overcome the suicidal thoughts. This world can offer you new experiences that you have never had in your whole life, if you just see the world in a new way each and every day. Sometimes, your days can look and can feel the same. However, if you look at your days from a closer point of view, you will realize that your days in your life are never all the same days. Each day has its own twists and turns. Each day can teach you new lessons in life. So, life can feel new from one hour to the next hour. Life can feel new from one moment to next moment. You can have a rebirth. In this way, you almost have a kind of spiritual experience to help you cope with your suffering and your poverty. Life is always new. I hope you learn to cope with this life, so that you do not end it.
Key Point: "Set the habit you want to make right after something you already do." i.e. Do 2 pushups right after going to the bathroom or flossing just 1 tooth after brushing your teeth. What's important is to make the habit TINY so that you will do it no matter how tired or unmotivated you are, yet you will be creating the seed for a good habit nonetheless. (Also that you should praise yourself after doing the habit. Tell yourself "I'm awesome!" or pump your fists in the air)
i think this concept can also be used to break a bad habit. For example, if you wanna break the habit of unnecessary eating at midnight, you start by saying “whenever I feel hungry at midnight, I will drink water instead.” It’s like diverting your response to a new one from cues that leads you to bad habits or behavior. Idk if that works, just some realizations which I might try. Will get back here if that works for me. Reaaly love this Ted talk btw. 👍🏻
BJ, thank you for sharing your research. I am awesome for watching this video. Key finding, "After." A timely tweak here and there will add up to one big gulp of change. In summary: Habits are seeds. Each one perpetuates change when planted in the soil "after" it rains. Repeat the process and the harvest will come.
a great idea, and one of the reasons fasting is so powerful. For fasting, you start with something that you really want to think about, set a time frame and a something to fast from, then every time you feel hungry, it triggers you to contemplate.
I am endeavoring to get "back in the saddle of life" with renewed motivation and a reason to "endeavor" beyond a paycheck and having "stuff" in my life. We all need mentors, books, teachers,....and we also must be willing to teach others who may ask us something. Small successes and the "dance", probably helps to rewire our brains. Our brains are, or have plasticity.
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
Thank you SO much BJ Fogg. This was SO helpful. I read your book over a year ago but felt to watch this today and it’s been a fantastic reminder at a timely point in my life. Thank you!
I love when ideas from TEDx speakers merge with what I am taught by my faith as a Muslim... We're taught that consistency is key - the most beloved deeds to God are those that are done consistently even if tiny! :) "We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won't ever be perfect - but in the process we will achieve greatness. "
muwahiddah what happens when the ideas run contrary to what you are taught as a muslim? do you hate or dismiss them? do you question them? do you question your faith?
guachingman Hello! I can't speak for muwahiddah but I am Muslim as well and saw your comment so I thought I would answer your questions from another Muslim. It depends on the topic if we hate or dismiss it. I wouldn't question my faith if an idea was contrary to it because as a Muslim I believe that God is the most wise and knows what is better for me, more than a person would. I hope this answers your questions! :)
guachingman To answer your question, anything but the last one. This is Al-Maidah 5:101-102 (Koran) "O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing. A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers" Here, Allah, clearly orders Muslims not to ask about things which may lead them to become disbelievers. What's meant by 'things' here is basically anything which Muhammad could not come up with a compelling answer for. For example, he was once asked about the spirit and was perplexed by the question, so he did what he ususally does best in such embarrassing situations, he made 'Allah' answer that. And of course Muslims would stupidly argue that Muhammad was not making Allah up and that he was only a messenger of Allah, in fact, they would even claim Muhammad was an illiterate or 'ummi' (Arabic). Anyway, after asking them for a 3-day period to seek for an answer, Muhammad could not come up with one. Then this is what Allah's answer came like: "And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the spirit. Say, the spirit is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little." Al-Isra 17:85 I hope this answers your questions. To any Muslim reading this, please do not expect a reply from my side to any responses you might post here. I simply do not debate with religious people (especially Muslims) simply because 'faith' means belief without evidence, and Muslims are too scared and brainwashed to ask or doubt their religion, or think independently. So let's not waste my time and yours. I hope you all go to the heaven you created in your midiocre minds and leave the world to the brave ones and the open-minded.
sadly what we think about religious people is confirmed here...why would one even bother to watch such videos if the door of questioning is closed beforehand...what is there to gain if they already have all the answers precooked for them.
Shala Avans: _"...as a Muslim I believe that God is the most wise and knows what is better for me, more than a person would."_ This sets up people for getting manipulated.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
This is true, I started picking up a book each day to try to break me free from my internet addiction. I started with a goal of at least 10-20/30 pgs a day , now I literally go out of my way to read to relax & get lost everyday lol
This really works. I've been doing yoga everyday for two weeks not. I set the goal that "I will launch the yoga app on my phone every morning". It's okay not to do yoga, but everytime I open the app, I end up picking up some lessons and do them without any mental burden.
I think to many people look at something like getting into shape as a huge undertaking that is to big to even start. I was one of those people, but I started with doing 5 squat's each time I took a dog out. With 2 dogs that want outside many times a day, those squat's are adding up. Then I added doing things like, leg lifts while waiting for email to log in, or a page to load. Small hand weights are also sitting near by that I can grab while Facebook logs in...so, I am doing the same things I have always done, but I am getting in a bit more exercise while I work. I just keep adding a small bit at a time...I may never be Super Women, but I am closer now than I was a couple of weeks ago. I would never belong to a gym and planning to add a BIG new peice to my day was not in the cards, so these little things are the only way to go. And yes, I need a trigger. ;-} Sheryl
Thank you TED Talk for sharing so many goodies. This is one helped me already a lot in just about one week. It really is much easier doing "Baby Steps" to get the big goal, then jumping straight to goal and fall back to the old habit.
I've been watching lots of videos on TH-cam about goal setting and motivation but I was still struggling. This video, however, was the one I needed to hear. Thanks so much. I thought this was awesome!
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.
Thanks! I have to study you (BJ Fogg) and make a presentation on you for my assignment due next week. I am loving the Ted Talks! I am also going to do tiny habits from now on.
I started to do this tip ,which Andrew Ng mentioned in his book, and it changed my life for the last couple of months. I was procrastinating studying, but I started to set low goals such as 5 seconds and eventually I ended studying at least for an hour daily. My problem was when I had a weekend, since I used to study after work and I didn't know why I didn't have the motivation to do it. After watching this video I figured it out. Thank you for your helpful tips❤❤
This video has totally helped me keep up with a book that I'm working on! I found something that I do every day: I get in bed. (I'm awesome!) So I write [at least] one bit every day just after I get in bed. I'm grateful! I'll come back and report when the book is finished! I'm getting there!!!!
Tiny Habits made my goals achieve-able and removed my shame cloud of if I wasn’t reaching a goal effortlessly right out of the gate. I became aware of good choices I made in the right direction and therefore stopped telling myself what I should be doing instead. Tiny movements!
Awesome talk! I think that visualizing the motivation 1st is key and finding the right spot in the Daily routine where the new behavior/habit fits, I also loved the ritual of celebrating e.g. Charles Duhigg suggested to allow the Chocolate only after exercising as a reward instead of just eating it in front of the TV and the cue or trigger for the exercising could be after I woke up and went to the bathroom I do an exercise, starting small with only a few repetitions as suggested in this talk! Cool stuff!!!
That's probably true for typical people. It is not necessarily true for those of us who struggle with the habits of daily living. About the only things I do reliably every day: pee at some point, drink and/or eat something at some point. There are days I do not sleep, days I do not get dressed. There used to be days I did not communicate with anyone. I will have to think about how I could make these tiny habits work for me, since I am also stubborn.
@@JaniceinOR I'd guess that between putting food and/or drink in your mouth and peeing would give you at least 3 opportunities to create a tiny habit (after you eat, after you drink, after you pee). What blew me away when I put this into practice was how celebrations changed the way my brain works. I had a particular toxic thought (bitterness towards a person who did a very bad thing to me) vaporize. I wasn't even working on that issue. But that person's name came up and that's when I realized the toxic thoughts weren't there any more. It wasn't that they diminished. They were gone. The only thing that I changed was celebrating. I loved it so much I celebrated anything and everything I could find. If I couldn't find something, then I looked around for something ridiculously easy to do so I could do a fist bump up in the air and say "yes!!". I tried just celebrating for no reason and that was just okay. My brain was too smart. It wanted a tangible reason to celebrate. It could be a small tangible reason and that works. It still works! In other words, I could celebrate any positive action even if it wasn't a habit. My husband caught it and now we're constantly playing, celebrating, getting Alexa to give each other attaboys etc. This has been going on for nearly a year. We literally are not the same people. I'm encouraging you to perhaps not concern yourself with a particular habit. But every time you eat, look for one positive thing to do (put the fork in the dishwasher for example) and then celebrate. The celebrations done at the same time of the actions are at least brain changing - if not life changing. The habits can come later if you wish.
Your life is in your hands so start acting on your ideas. You don’t have to go for the big challenges at once. By now you have learned that doing small things consistently on a daily basis can get you great results.
Great.Thank you.That what i was thinking about little habits power ,but you formulated it in so clear and structured way,You give easy and simple magic to everyone who wants changes
Also, a super critical behavior I've been trying to change for decades is getting up soon after my alarm goes off. Instead, I sleep for hours after. I asked myself, how can I apply Tiny Habits if waking up is the first thing I do in the a.m. and there is no behavior I can piggy-back it on? Getting out of bed was too Big a habit for me to add. So, when the alarm goes off, I try to keep my eyes open for 10 seconds. This was quite tough!! Every time the snooze goes off, I try to keep them open for 10 seconds. This a.m. was the first time I tried it, and I was able to get up relatively soon after the first alarm (30 min...about 7 snoozes :o)
Wow, this is a brilliant idea!! I've been having a hard time getting out of bed in the morning and everytime my alarm goes off, I hit the snooze without even opening my eyes. But this is brilliant, I hope it will finally force me to wake up earlier every day :)
after my alarm goes off, I look at my phone immediately with high brightness. I read the news, check Facebook or read emails for 15 minutes. I then open the curtains and wake up.
ITS MAGIC I watched a video after every work I do. I watched videos during the whole day, and in the afternoon when I get up from my chair for good all the priority works like cooking and cleaning and washing are done.
Starting a tiny step is important to achieve the goal.Many people think the goal is far away,looks hard.Then they imagine they still have a long way for the goal.But the key is just to starting a tiny step.
Kind of like the opposite to a 'death by a thousand cuts' I want to say 'the good life by a thousand little successes'. I think of it in terms of movie making; a movie is a continuous stream of small segments of footage that each were equally attended to in terms of achieving excellence, no matter how long it took to attain that excellence. But when you add it all up as well as editing it all down to the best of the best, you get something greater than the sum of its parts, or at least sufficiently enough to make an profit out of it.
This is really insightful and practical. Building a new habit is never easy, we can't master at it quickly. But with tiny habit repeated over a long time really helps us build it as a everyday habit without much effort. Will definitely apply this method to form new habits.
I wonder if you can reverse the graph to break bad habits. For example if you have habit of watching too much tv, then you are Highly motivated, and its Easy to do. Since you willpower is tough consistently change you could in theory make watching tv harder to do(throw away remote, or remove tv completely). Then find you tv trigger and eliminate it.
This is a Boyles law plot for the physical properties of gases; A natural law not a theory or a believe or philosophy. An increase in pressure lowers ones motivation to complete incremental tasks. But by lowering the pressure on motivation lends itself to increasing the number of volume or one's ability to complete volumes of incremental tasks and improving one's habits and behaviors to get the work done. I'm awesome.
I can't help but to close my eyes and tell my creator thank you for me running into this... I just took a piss at work dropped and did 3 and felt AWSUM. Been asking for a long time how to develop small steps as a seed to grow into huge habits, I see it now, thank you dude. This is fucking unbelievable. Good Lookijg out!
Thank you sir for the wonderful advice. I kind of felt happy and easy after seeing this video. I am very positive that this technique will help me for a smoother and fulfilling life journey.
we are actually supposed to floss our teeth BEFORE we brush, because we need to brush away the gunk that we floss out from between our teeth. However, it occurred to me that we can use this brilliant concept (I think it is awesome!!) to do a tiny habit right before we do a regular activity. i.e. we can floss one tooth before we brush!
I don't want to discourage you but sometimes it is quality over quantity. If someone is capable of doing 30-50 consecutive push ups he or she should think about making the exercise harder (adding weight, one arm, handstand, balancing on physioballs,...). Just making an exercise that you've pretty much mastered over and over again won't get you far.
@@nameless5646 I was about to say something similar. Instead of 250 push-ups 50 reps of five different small exercises would be much more fruitful in terms of strength and long-term fitness.
Discovering Hidden Time Wealth has been one of the best things I've done for my productivity. It feels like I’ve finally cracked the code to overcoming procrastination.
that is a good opinion to make a big change. How can you image about achieve without trying every hour in everyday. We always dream about big things but dont want start from small things. That is dreamer. Because it is easy for you to think that you are more special and better than others. But if dont do anything for the best, dream will never come true.
Dr. Fogg's book, "Tiny Habits" is a must-read. This video is must-watch. Thank you, BJ. AFTER I WATCH EVERY TH-cam VIDEO, I reach out to someone, text mostly, and say you are awesome, in an appropriate way. Gracias amigos. Who's watching with me in 2024?
Could the new habit come before as well as after and work as well ?
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I am finally in control of my life. This lecture is truly the key to getting the life you want. Just got to 70 hindu pushups a day, I am ableing myself to crack bad childhood memories by forgiving people, correcting weak behaviours and so much more. This, changed my life.
I agree 💯 DOPE!
That is really nice thing!
White Fartt Tell me your secrets.
AWESOME!!!! 👍🌟🎆💃🎈😄
White Fartt great to hear
Master teacher at work. He makes a potentially complex subject relatable, understandable, actionable, and replicable.
This is true, to achieve goals, you need focus on the small step, not the goal itself. Small steps are clearly defined actions.
Thanks for the reminder to FOCUS on identifying, practicing, and rewarding the small (TEENY TINY!) steps!
This is a key point in David Allens GTD :)
This video helped me write a book that's about to be published. Thank you so much, BJ. I am acknowledging you in my thank yous. I'll post again when the book is released!
Doodling with Strangers good for you! 😀
2 yrs later...Where is the link to your book??.
Kanzee 2 months later and you haven't bothered to visit OP's channel and see the books name
Then? Did you do it?
Awesome!
I started meditating for 10 mins a day after my morning alarm went off. I now do it first thing every morning, last thing at night, and quite often for 20 mins during the day! I feel SOOO much better and stronger!
Good for you! How does meditation improve your Life?
meditate short time many times. - yongey mingyur rinpoche -
are you still doing it? keep up the good work!
I started doing that, as well, recently. Wow, what a difference! I am so much more productive and it helps my depression and low energy.
Meditating right after you wake up doesn’t give you the full affect because your body reverts back to when you are sleeping. It’s better to finish your morning hygienic routine then once you’re awake go and meditate
Great job!! WOE-oeeeeeh!!!
This really works.
About a year ago I started doing 5 pushups every time I put on shaving cream and am waiting to shave. It's now almost impossible for me to not do 20-30 pushups every time I shave. The only time I don't do pushups is when I don't shave.
So how long is your beard now ? Lol
this is great, i shave every week . so i will choose some daily trigger :)
How is this only having 53 likes? This is an amazing result.
Great job man! Keep on going! WOE-oeh!
THANK YOU!!!! I was making a presentation about how we can motivate our patients to increase their oral health and teeth brushing habits, and this presentation has made me throw every slide out of the window. I not only learned the most effective way to motivate our patients, but also how to better my own life!
I bought his book a few weeks ago and Ive read 1/2 of it. I can tell you that this book is different from others on forming habits. This one has a few extra ingredients that have given me a lot of hope. The simple act of acknowledging your awesomeness every time somehow reinforces the behavior. Also, anchoring them to existing behaviors and making them super easy makes SO much sense.
After I watch a Ted talk, I will write 1 sentence of my essay that's due tomorrow.
Jordan Jamison LOL, good stuff :D
Ha ha. You are using Ted Talks to procrastinate.
Good things there's so many Ted talks then.
And that's how you turn a G grade into an F!
LOL!!! Love it!
Fogg's format for a tiny habit is awesome and stellar!
Thanks for the good lecture and wonderful tip that can have big impact for the rest of my life!
I was introduced to the concept of 'small steps' decades ago and it helped me quit smoking in 1981. Took me three years back then, but have not relapsed, suffer no cravings; I'm 'home free'! Awesome!!!
Now I'm struggling with PTSD, poverty, agoraphobia, isolation, AND deeply entrenched defences that translate into bad habits. One is suicidal ideation!
Indescribably grateful to have stumbled on this TH-cam video! (I entered "Change behaviour" in the search bar.)
Am so excited to start my life over again, differently, now!!!
I am hearing your voice. As you try to cope with life, I hope you can translate your negative habits into more positive habits to overcome your suffering. Life can be so unfair, and poverty happens all around us in this world. If you think of each day as a new day; then, you may allow yourself to experience life in a totally new way. If you experience your day from a whole new perspective, you may be able to overcome the thoughts that may be leading you to suicide. Think of each day as a whole new day, so that you can extend your life. You will find more reasons to live. You can define all of the days that are coming to you as totally new days that can bring to you new experiences and new lessons. Think of each day as a new day and a new birth for you. Yes, think of each day as a rebirth, so that you may grow your desire to overcome the suicidal thoughts. This world can offer you new experiences that you have never had in your whole life, if you just see the world in a new way each and every day. Sometimes, your days can look and can feel the same. However, if you look at your days from a closer point of view, you will realize that your days in your life are never all the same days. Each day has its own twists and turns. Each day can teach you new lessons in life. So, life can feel new from one hour to the next hour. Life can feel new from one moment to next moment. You can have a rebirth. In this way, you almost have a kind of spiritual experience to help you cope with your suffering and your poverty. Life is always new. I hope you learn to cope with this life, so that you do not end it.
Key Point: "Set the habit you want to make right after something you already do."
i.e. Do 2 pushups right after going to the bathroom or flossing just 1 tooth after brushing your teeth. What's important is to make the habit TINY so that you will do it no matter how tired or unmotivated you are, yet you will be creating the seed for a good habit nonetheless.
(Also that you should praise yourself after doing the habit. Tell yourself "I'm awesome!" or pump your fists in the air)
thanks mate
QuickTalks thanks 😂😂
thanks man !!
thanks for the quick summary!
⚘👏thanx
This concept of tiny habit by BJ Fogg made me to move towards my goal easily. Huge Gratitude to Mr BJ
i think this concept can also be used to break a bad habit. For example, if you wanna break the habit of unnecessary eating at midnight, you start by saying “whenever I feel hungry at midnight, I will drink water instead.” It’s like diverting your response to a new one from cues that leads you to bad habits or behavior. Idk if that works, just some realizations which I might try. Will get back here if that works for me. Reaaly love this Ted talk btw. 👍🏻
BJ Fogg wrote a book about tiny habits where he also mentioned untangle bad habits. Swapping a habit is one way to do it.
BJ, thank you for sharing your research. I am awesome for watching this video.
Key finding, "After." A timely tweak here and there will add up to one big gulp of change.
In summary: Habits are seeds. Each one perpetuates change when planted in the soil "after" it rains. Repeat the process and the harvest will come.
a great idea, and one of the reasons fasting is so powerful.
For fasting, you start with something that you really want to think about, set a time frame and a something to fast from, then every time you feel hungry, it triggers you to contemplate.
I am endeavoring to get "back in the saddle of life" with renewed motivation and a reason to "endeavor" beyond a paycheck and having "stuff" in my life.
We all need mentors, books, teachers,....and we also must be willing to teach others who may ask us something. Small successes and the "dance", probably helps to rewire our brains. Our brains are, or have plasticity.
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
Thank you SO much BJ Fogg. This was SO helpful. I read your book over a year ago but felt to watch this today and it’s been a fantastic reminder at a timely point in my life. Thank you!
I love when ideas from TEDx speakers merge with what I am taught by my faith as a Muslim... We're taught that consistency is key - the most beloved deeds to God are those that are done consistently even if tiny! :)
"We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won't ever be perfect - but in the process we will achieve greatness. "
muwahiddah what happens when the ideas run contrary to what you are taught as a muslim?
do you hate or dismiss them?
do you question them?
do you question your faith?
guachingman Hello! I can't speak for muwahiddah but I am Muslim as well and saw your comment so I thought I would answer your questions from another Muslim. It depends on the topic if we hate or dismiss it. I wouldn't question my faith if an idea was contrary to it because as a Muslim I believe that God is the most wise and knows what is better for me, more than a person would. I hope this answers your questions! :)
guachingman To answer your question, anything but the last one.
This is Al-Maidah 5:101-102 (Koran)
"O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing. A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers"
Here, Allah, clearly orders Muslims not to ask about things which may lead them to become disbelievers. What's meant by 'things' here is basically anything which Muhammad could not come up with a compelling answer for. For example, he was once asked about the spirit and was perplexed by the question, so he did what he ususally does best in such embarrassing situations, he made 'Allah' answer that. And of course Muslims would stupidly argue that Muhammad was not making Allah up and that he was only a messenger of Allah, in fact, they would even claim Muhammad was an illiterate or 'ummi' (Arabic). Anyway, after asking them for a 3-day period to seek for an answer, Muhammad could not come up with one. Then this is what Allah's answer came like:
"And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the spirit. Say, the spirit is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little." Al-Isra 17:85
I hope this answers your questions.
To any Muslim reading this, please do not expect a reply from my side to any responses you might post here. I simply do not debate with religious people (especially Muslims) simply because 'faith' means belief without evidence, and Muslims are too scared and brainwashed to ask or doubt their religion, or think independently. So let's not waste my time and yours. I hope you all go to the heaven you created in your midiocre minds and leave the world to the brave ones and the open-minded.
sadly what we think about religious people is confirmed here...why would one even bother to watch such videos if the door of questioning is closed beforehand...what is there to gain if they already have all the answers precooked for them.
Shala Avans: _"...as a Muslim I believe that God is the most wise and knows what is better for me, more than a person would."_ This sets up people for getting manipulated.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
This is true, I started picking up a book each day to try to break me free from my internet addiction. I started with a goal of at least 10-20/30 pgs a day , now I literally go out of my way to read to relax & get lost everyday lol
Definitely Im gonna try this one! thank u so much for sharing :)
Wow I love this!
This is awesome! I was sceptical at first when he started doing the dance and gimmicks, but this is the best TEDx talk I've watched.
I love this!!!! Love, love, LOVE it!!!! Great work Mr. Fogg. I can't wait until your modules are available for purchase.
This really works. I've been doing yoga everyday for two weeks not. I set the goal that "I will launch the yoga app on my phone every morning". It's okay not to do yoga, but everytime I open the app, I end up picking up some lessons and do them without any mental burden.
Amazing insights! This explains why I sometimes find myself never being able to o something, while at other times automatically do it...
Thank you it's amazingly awesome to have tiny habits small steps goes. A long way
Great Ted talk ! I have already made a list of tiny habits, I will start right away , I am so excited !
I think to many people look at something like getting into shape as a huge undertaking that is to big to even start. I was one of those people, but I started with doing 5 squat's each time I took a dog out. With 2 dogs that want outside many times a day, those squat's are adding up.
Then I added doing things like, leg lifts while waiting for email to log in, or a page to load. Small hand weights are also sitting near by that I can grab while Facebook logs in...so, I am doing the same things I have always done, but I am getting in a bit more exercise while I work. I just keep adding a small bit at a time...I may never be Super Women, but I am closer now than I was a couple of weeks ago.
I would never belong to a gym and planning to add a BIG new peice to my day was not in the cards, so these little things are the only way to go. And yes, I need a trigger. ;-}
Sheryl
This was Great positive reinforcement for things I am already doing. Thanks Professor Fogg
I have been watching this video many times. It helps me change my behavior gradually. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge
Thank you TED Talk for sharing so many goodies. This is one helped me already a lot in just about one week. It really is much easier doing "Baby Steps" to get the big goal, then jumping straight to goal and fall back to the old habit.
This guy is awesome, by the time I get to a full workout and floss my teeth and wake up early each morning it’s gone 10 years of my life happy dance
I've been watching lots of videos on TH-cam about goal setting and motivation but I was still struggling. This video, however, was the one I needed to hear. Thanks so much. I thought this was awesome!
Really enjoyed this particularly in conjunction with Charles Duhigg's talk on habit formation.
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.
Thanks! I have to study you (BJ Fogg) and make a presentation on you for my assignment due next week. I am loving the Ted Talks! I am also going to do tiny habits from now on.
I started to do this tip ,which Andrew Ng mentioned in his book, and it changed my life for the last couple of months.
I was procrastinating studying, but I started to set low goals such as 5 seconds and eventually I ended studying at least for an hour daily.
My problem was when I had a weekend, since I used to study after work and I didn't know why I didn't have the motivation to do it.
After watching this video I figured it out.
Thank you for your helpful tips❤❤
Watched this for a wellness class I'm taking this semester and it was actually exactly what I needed to hear today.
Well, this video was "Awesome!!!".....really practical and insightful.... I am gonna try it.
As always...TED talks are best!!
This positive things which they say in tedx should also be taught in our schools..
Agree!!!!
This video has totally helped me keep up with a book that I'm working on! I found something that I do every day: I get in bed. (I'm awesome!)
So I write [at least] one bit every day just after I get in bed.
I'm grateful! I'll come back and report when the book is finished! I'm getting there!!!!
My therapist told me about this video. This makes so much sense to my brain. I will be reading the book.
After I watch inspirational speech, I will start to implement within a day.
Tiny Habits made my goals achieve-able and removed my shame cloud of if I wasn’t reaching a goal effortlessly right out of the gate. I became aware of good choices I made in the right direction and therefore stopped telling myself what I should be doing instead. Tiny movements!
Awesome talk! I think that visualizing the motivation 1st is key and finding the right spot in the Daily routine where the new behavior/habit fits, I also loved the ritual of celebrating e.g. Charles Duhigg suggested to allow the Chocolate only after exercising as a reward instead of just eating it in front of the TV and the cue or trigger for the exercising could be after I woke up and went to the bathroom I do an exercise, starting small with only a few repetitions as suggested in this talk! Cool stuff!!!
it's interesting, i didn't think about that before, everyone does at least 60-70 tiny habits everyday, awesome)
That's probably true for typical people. It is not necessarily true for those of us who struggle with the habits of daily living.
About the only things I do reliably every day: pee at some point, drink and/or eat something at some point. There are days I do not sleep, days I do not get dressed. There used to be days I did not communicate with anyone.
I will have to think about how I could make these tiny habits work for me, since I am also stubborn.
@@JaniceinOR I'd guess that between putting food and/or drink in your mouth and peeing would give you at least 3 opportunities to create a tiny habit (after you eat, after you drink, after you pee). What blew me away when I put this into practice was how celebrations changed the way my brain works. I had a particular toxic thought (bitterness towards a person who did a very bad thing to me) vaporize. I wasn't even working on that issue. But that person's name came up and that's when I realized the toxic thoughts weren't there any more. It wasn't that they diminished. They were gone.
The only thing that I changed was celebrating. I loved it so much I celebrated anything and everything I could find. If I couldn't find something, then I looked around for something ridiculously easy to do so I could do a fist bump up in the air and say "yes!!". I tried just celebrating for no reason and that was just okay. My brain was too smart. It wanted a tangible reason to celebrate. It could be a small tangible reason and that works. It still works! In other words, I could celebrate any positive action even if it wasn't a habit.
My husband caught it and now we're constantly playing, celebrating, getting Alexa to give each other attaboys etc. This has been going on for nearly a year. We literally are not the same people.
I'm encouraging you to perhaps not concern yourself with a particular habit. But every time you eat, look for one positive thing to do (put the fork in the dishwasher for example) and then celebrate. The celebrations done at the same time of the actions are at least brain changing - if not life changing. The habits can come later if you wish.
@@marycavanaugh3930 Mary That's a delightful report. Thank you so much.
@@marycavanaugh3930Thank you!!!
I am so loving this video. I watched it at 4am this morning, so hope to get started on lots of things today from exercising to being more organised.
Your life is in your hands so start acting on your ideas. You don’t have to go for the big challenges at once. By now you have learned that doing small things consistently on a daily basis can get you great results.
i agree with you
Great.Thank you.That what i was thinking about little habits power ,but you formulated it in so clear and structured way,You give easy and simple magic to everyone who wants changes
Brilliant for all the young leaders that we are training
It is so great, step by step we will change ours and we could not recognise after a long time. It is so simple but not simple.
Thanks, you have helped me to structure my thoughts. I had been doing it but not consciously.
After i watch a good video,
i will leave a comment.
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After I watch a good video, I will leave a like.
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Same:) After I finish a video, I will leave a comment.
Wow! You are really engaging with the content of this talk!
You're hot.
The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for productivity and defeating procrastination.
Also, a super critical behavior I've been trying to change for decades is getting up soon after my alarm goes off. Instead, I sleep for hours after. I asked myself, how can I apply Tiny Habits if waking up is the first thing I do in the a.m. and there is no behavior I can piggy-back it on? Getting out of bed was too Big a habit for me to add. So, when the alarm goes off, I try to keep my eyes open for 10 seconds. This was quite tough!! Every time the snooze goes off, I try to keep them open for 10 seconds. This a.m. was the first time I tried it, and I was able to get up relatively soon after the first alarm (30 min...about 7 snoozes :o)
Wow, this is a brilliant idea!! I've been having a hard time getting out of bed in the morning and everytime my alarm goes off, I hit the snooze without even opening my eyes. But this is brilliant, I hope it will finally force me to wake up earlier every day :)
Maybe you need to go to bed a little earlier every night, so you don't need the extra sleep in the morning.
after my alarm goes off, I look at my phone immediately with high brightness. I read the news, check Facebook or read emails for 15 minutes. I then open the curtains and wake up.
Fantastic Times: I will try that! Thanks for the tip! I think I'll do Words With Friends every morning :-)
Good luck! :D
Got here because of my stress management teacher! Wise speaker!
Tiny change makes great change. Awesome!
This is extraordinary insight...simple yet so powerful!
ITS MAGIC I watched a video after every work I do. I watched videos during the whole day, and in the afternoon when I get up from my chair for good all the priority works like cooking and cleaning and washing are done.
Absolutely awesome! Thank you BJ Fogg!
Starting a tiny step is important to achieve the goal.Many people think the goal is far away,looks hard.Then they imagine they still have a long way for the goal.But the key is just to starting a tiny step.
Kind of like the opposite to a 'death by a thousand cuts' I want to say 'the good life by a thousand little successes'. I think of it in terms of movie making; a movie is a continuous stream of small segments of footage that each were equally attended to in terms of achieving excellence, no matter how long it took to attain that excellence. But when you add it all up as well as editing it all down to the best of the best, you get something greater than the sum of its parts, or at least sufficiently enough to make an profit out of it.
Your Movie analogy was though provoking. Thanks
Inspiring!
Wow.. what a beautiful TED talk... so eye opening.
Thank you
Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge which will help in our life.
Now i really know what to do in my life. One of the most helpful videos. Thank you so much :)
Thanks for this Behavior Model, Dr. Fogg! I'm now thinking of what tiny habits I'll be working on in order to improve. ❤
Simple and easy concept that I will begin implementing. Thank you!
This is really insightful and practical. Building a new habit is never easy, we can't master at it quickly. But with tiny habit repeated over a long time really helps us build it as a everyday habit without much effort. Will definitely apply this method to form new habits.
Amazing concept!!! Thank you for the wonderful explaination.
I wonder if you can reverse the graph to break bad habits. For example if you have habit of watching too much tv, then you are Highly motivated, and its Easy to do. Since you willpower is tough consistently change you could in theory make watching tv harder to do(throw away remote, or remove tv completely). Then find you tv trigger and eliminate it.
This is a Boyles law plot for the physical properties of gases; A natural law not a theory or a believe or philosophy. An increase in pressure lowers ones motivation to complete incremental tasks. But by lowering the pressure on motivation lends itself to increasing the number of volume or one's ability to complete volumes of incremental tasks and improving one's habits and behaviors to get the work done. I'm awesome.
Fascinating, useful, and Mr. Fogg did an excellent job presenting his idea.
I can't wait to try out the technique!
Old habits sure die hard! I'm trying to change my bad habits especially around binge eating.
This guy is great, funny and inspiring !
we love you tedx, you changed my life style ++++++
This is just amazing! Brilliant
Thank you for speaking. I will take this advice greatly!
Very inspiring! Thank you!
Forget big change, start with a tiny habit. I agree with you.
I can't help but to close my eyes and tell my creator thank you for me running into this... I just took a piss at work dropped and did 3 and felt AWSUM. Been asking for a long time how to develop small steps as a seed to grow into huge habits, I see it now, thank you dude. This is fucking unbelievable. Good Lookijg out!
3:00 Behavior creates habits 5:00 Combine 3 things to conquer your behavior 10:00 trigger 13:25
Awesome, thanks! Celebrate small actions. After I watch good video, I leave good comments.
Thank you sir for the wonderful advice. I kind of felt happy and easy after seeing this video. I am very positive that this technique will help me for a smoother and fulfilling life journey.
Great video! It's how I'm learning extra vocal while learning Spanish in One Month, every time i check my phone - learn one new Spanish word!
Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. I’ve shared it with friends, and they’re all amazed at how much more productive they've become.
Bob Marley sang, over 40 years ago, "There's work to be done, so let's do it little by little..."
Thank you so much it was really informative and helpful for doing so many hard tasks in such small small habits
I am proud of myself for watching this. = )
That's the spirit!
You're Awesome!
This is awesome ! This method will create momentum almost immediately !
we are actually supposed to floss our teeth BEFORE we brush, because we need to brush away the gunk that we floss out from between our teeth. However, it occurred to me that we can use this brilliant concept (I think it is awesome!!) to do a tiny habit right before we do a regular activity. i.e. we can floss one tooth before we brush!
Pure Gold.... Thank you, BJ.
I saw this talk about year ago i am doing 250 push up on average a day on 26000 year to date awesome..#
I don't want to discourage you but sometimes it is quality over quantity. If someone is capable of doing 30-50 consecutive push ups he or she should think about making the exercise harder (adding weight, one arm, handstand, balancing on physioballs,...). Just making an exercise that you've pretty much mastered over and over again won't get you far.
@@nameless5646 I was about to say something similar. Instead of 250 push-ups 50 reps of five different small exercises would be much more fruitful in terms of strength and long-term fitness.
Good on you, Paul. Awesome! You took - tiny action, and are reaping the results!
WOE-oeeeeeh!!! That's a lot!
Discovering Hidden Time Wealth has been one of the best things I've done for my productivity. It feels like I’ve finally cracked the code to overcoming procrastination.
Finally, a specific example. Great learn
that is a good opinion to make a big change. How can you image about achieve without trying every hour in everyday. We always dream about big things but dont want start from small things. That is dreamer. Because it is easy for you to think that you are more special and better than others. But if dont do anything for the best, dream will never come true.
Accomplish the small things and celebrate it as if it is the big thing you’ve always wanted to do and it’ll grow
Wow, not one person has anything negative to say. This must be an amazing technique for just about everything.
Great talk. Im definitely going to try it.