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Rehearse the steps, not the win

Picture the steps, then write the if-then.

PSWe reviewed the research on it.Habits and systems

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 234, Rehearse the steps, not the win: Picture the steps, then write the if-then.
Framework 234 · in one look
How to use it

Before a new habit, walk through every physical step in your head once (shoes, door, the bar, the first set), then write the if-then plan.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Process simulation beat outcome simulation (Taylor et al. 1998, 🟡) · if-then plans (Gollwitzer & Sheeran 2006, 🟢).

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