Visual cues remind you about your goals.
But there’s another reason they’re effective: they can help you gradually develop better habits.
At Budgets are Sexy, blogger J.
Money explains that adding a trigger to your natural environment can force you to change your behavior.
Put that item in a prime location.
Simply by adding a trigger in his natural environment.
Adding a trigger to your everyday environment makes it’s easy to complete the action.
After a while, the action becomes a part of your everyday routine.
You’ve developed a habit.
Money points out a money-related example of this.
One writer created a paper chain of debt.
Each link was worth $100.
The chain served as a visual motivator to take action.
We’ve talked about using visual reminders before.
But a trigger is a little different.
But a visual trigger that’s incorporated into your everyday life makes your action automatic.
And, over time, this turns into habit.
Check out the full post for more detail.
Physical Triggers| Budgets are Sexy
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