๐ Why Does Increasing Your 'Books in Progress' Make Your Life Run Better?
๐ฏ Introduction | Reading Was Something I 'Couldn't Keep Up'
You bought a book intending to read it, but it just keeps piling up.
By the time you finish one book, you don't feel like reaching for the next one.
Have you ever had that experience?
But actually, this isn't a matter of willpower.
๐ It's a matter of design.
๐ A Slightly Strange Reading Method I Used to Use
I used to read like this in the past.
Read about a third of one book
Start reading another book in the middle
Start reading yet another book
What happens as a result?
๐ You are always in a state of having 'books in progress'
And before you know it...
๐ Your reading never stops
๐ง Why does this happen?
This has to do with the habits of the human brain.
๐งฉ Incomplete things don't end
People remember
๐ 'things that are not finished' more strongly than 'things that are finished'
In psychology, this is called
๐ the Zeigarnik effect
In other words,
Finished books โ fade from memory
Books in progress โ stay in your mind
๐ A 'state of curiosity about what comes next' is created naturally
๐ช The 'void' in your actions disappears
Normal reading is like this๐
Read one book โ finish it โ what should I do next? โ don't do anything
But this method is like this๐
Have a book in progress โ no hesitation โ resume immediately
๐ The 'what do I do next' problem disappears
๐งญ People want to maintain the 'self that is doing'
People are driven not by results, but by
๐ states (identity)
A person who has finished a book โ momentary
A person who is reading a book โ continuous
๐ It is important not to break the 'state of reading'
๐ Actually, this is the same as a stamp card
It might be a bit surprising, but
this structure is the same as that stamp card.
๐ชช Normal card
0 โ collect 20 stamps โ goal
๐ Too far. No motivation.
๐ What if it were like this?
Out of 100 squares, 80 are already filled from the start
๐ Only 20 more to achieve it
And the next card also starts at 80.
๐ The reason to quit disappears
๐ฅ This was the essence
To sum this up in one phrase๐
๐ Don't complete it, leave it unfinished
Many people think like this.
โ How can I get motivated?
But the truth is this.
๐ How can I create a 'structure that doesn't let me quit'?
๐งช When applied, it looks like this
This way of thinking isn't just for reading.
๐ Studying
Dare to not finish at a clean stopping point
๐ Stop with 'one more question' left
๐ผ Work
Don't finish all your tasks
๐ Leave just a little bit left
๐โโ๏ธ Exercise
Don't go to your limit
๐ Finish while you 'still have more in you'
๐ The next action becomes easier
๐ฑ Creating a 'boom' in action
When people don't take action,
it's not a matter of motivation.
๐ The environment is simply in a 'recession of action'
And,
leaving things incomplete
creating a sense of progress
not erasing the next step
When you do this๐
๐ a 'boom in action' is born
โจ Conclusion | People are not moved by willpower
People don't continue because they are strong.
๐ They are simply in a structure that keeps them going.
That is why,
if you want to read books, increase the number of books in progress
if you want to study, stop in the middle
if you want to continue, don't finish
๐ Your actions can be designed.
Why not change your approach just a little bit?
Instead of 'doing it to the end',
๐ start by 'leaving things in the middle'.