Continued from last post
Habit Contracts: Social Accountability.
The "habit contracts" was also highlighted , what is habit contracts ? , this has to do with coming out boldly to make a public announcement to stop a bad habit. when this strategy is done rightfully and used in the correct way , it adds a form of social accountability thereby making it so embarrassing to fail.
If you are interested in forming the habit of going to the gym , you can make a bet with a friend that subjects you to pay a huge sum of $50 to $100 when you miss a workout.
You can also publicly declare your goal on a public platform like social media , public gathering as this has a way of creating pressure to follow through.
This works in a psychological manner , when you involve others , a form of immediate consequences for the bad habits is increased , this in turn raises the cost of failure. So we can also say that the habit contract reinforces good behaviors too.