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Habits & routinesHow toGuide 6 of 18

How to pair a habit with something you already do

“After brushing my teeth” is often easier to remember than “sometime today”.

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  1. 01

    Open a habit or routine’s schedule step.

    Find Starting cue.

  2. 02

    Enter an existing action as the cue.

    Choose something that already happens in your day.

  3. 03

    Review the cue beside the planned action and save.

    Now the plan tells you what to do and what should remind you.

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“After brushing my teeth” is often easier to remember than “sometime today”. Find Starting cue. Choose something that already happens in your day. Now the plan tells you what to do and what should remind you. A cue describes the moment. It does not automatically create a phone notification.