Stack Your Habits with the Piggybacking Technique

Where one desired habit or action is linked to a habit or action you’re already doing regularly. If you keep doing the first thing, you’ll likely keep doing the second.

Use piggybacking to build a new habit.

Pick two habits to sync up based on when you can do them. It might be once a day or even multiple times a day. Let’s say you want to start reading before bed, pair it with something you already do every night before bed (maybe it’s brushing your teeth). If you want to track after every meal, try pairing it with washing your dishes after every meal.

Fun fact: Bedtime routines are inherently made up of piggybacking your nighttime actions.