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T

aking tiny steps can be 
the pathway to making 
major lifestyle changes.
That was the message of a 
presentation on “Tiny Habits 
and Behavior Modification” 
April 20, a Zoom program for 
the Health Professionals Council 
of Hadassah Greater Detroit 
by Ilana Wolfson, a registered 
dietitian and nutritionist and 
certified Tiny Habits coach.
The Tiny Habits method was 
developed by BJ Fogg, Ph.D., 
director of the Behavior Design 
Lab at Stanford University and 
author of Tiny Habits: The Small 
Changes that Change Everything. 
Wolfson defines a tiny habit 
as something one can do at a 
particular time. Adopting a tiny 
habit can lead to an aspiration — 
an outcome that can be achieved 
over time — which, in turn, 
can lead to a habit, an acquired 
behavior pattern that is regularly 
followed until it becomes almost 
involuntary. If the tiny behavior 
feels good, the brain releases 
dopamine, so one wants to 
repeat the behavior. Eventually it 
becomes a habit.
On his website, Fogg says 
he has invested more than 20 
years researching and teaching 
insights about human behavior. 
His early research informed 
the design of products used by 
millions, including Instagram, 

which was co-founded by one of 
his students.
In an article in the Wall Street 
Journal, Fogg illustrates his theo-
ry with a story about a man who 
wanted to lose his paunch. He 
did two pushups and a five-sec-
ond similar “plank” exercise 
every day. Instead of minimizing 
this accomplishment, he cele-
brated it, which made him want 
to repeat it. A few years later he 
was able to do 50 pushups and a 
five-minute plank every day.
If your goal is to read more, 
start by reading just one para-
graph a day. Even if you’re super-
busy, that’s something you can 
do, and eventually the pleasure 
you derive from it will lead you 
to increase the amount you read.
A good way to repeat a tiny 
habit so that it becomes a part 
of your life is to anchor it to an 
existing routine. For example, if 
you want to drink more water, 
Wolfson said, put a water bottle 
in your purse.
Celebrate each time you do 
your tiny habit, maybe by sing-
ing a favorite song in your head. 
That way the new habit will be 
associated with something plea-
surable, which will make you 
more likely to want to do it. 

Fogg offers a free five-day program 

to help people change behavior using 

tiny habits. Find it at https://tinyhabits.

com/join.

Tiny habits can lead to big changes.

Creating 
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