Summary of Stephen Guise's Elastic Habits

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Stephen Guise's Elastic Habits in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: These flexible habits are just as easy to form as a mini habit, but with 3x the results (or more). To explain how and why this is possible, here's a hypothetical scenario involving my greatest fear in the world... bears.

Imagine you’re trail running in the woods, trying to set a new personal best time. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a large brown object moving towards you with great speed. And now it’s upon you. You gaze up in horror at a roaring mother grizzly bear. What do you do?

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669342502

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Insights on Stephen Guise's Elastic Habits

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The world around us is constantly changing. We cannot control the paths we expect to take in life, and detours are the norm, not the exception. In such a life of change, habits are what keep us steady.

#2

The author’s first book, Mini Habits, was all about the power of small, regular habits. His second book, Elastic Habits, takes that idea to the extreme by showing how to make any habit elastic.

#3

The author is a different type of author because she doesn’t like to work. She’s a lazy girl, but she uses the very best strategies to get things done.

#4

It can be difficult for slum dwellers to change their habits, but when they do, they find that it doesn’t take long for their spirits to follow suit. After just three weeks of not exercising, eating healthy, or sleeping well, the author felt overwhelmed and incapable of change.

#5

The author used the strategies and tools in this book to get out of the slump, and now he is surpassing what he did in his first five years with Mini Habits.

#6

We have to realize that our growth and success is completely out of our control. It is up to us to find the motivation to make positive changes in our lives.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The fourth superpower is flexibility, which means being