Implementation intention · also called if-then plan
how to actually follow through
An implementation intention is a plan in the form "when X happens, I will do Y." Specifying the trigger and the response in advance roughly doubles follow-through compared to intention alone, because the decision is made before the moment of pressure arrives.
What to do about it
Write your next goal as a when-then sentence, with a real time and a real place.
Books that work on this
Each is a 90-day programme. Start with the first — later books assume the work in the earlier ones.
The 5AM Tax$6.99
The Discipline Blueprint$6.99
Discipline Over Motivation$6.99
The Iron Routine$6.99
Crushing Soft Habits$6.99
Standards Beat Goals$6.99
Show Up Anyway$6.99
Drag The Wand$6.99Part of the Discipline series.
How people say it
Nobody looks this up by its clinical name. These are the ways it actually gets said.
- if then planning
- how to actually follow through
- I plan but never do it
- why do my plans fall apart
- scheduling the habit not just wanting it
- deciding in advance
- when and where to do the thing
Written by Brian Spiker, who has run Spiker Carpet and Tile Care since 2013 — the receipts. More terms in the encyclopedia.