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Behavioral Contract - A formal written agreement specifying target behaviors, conditions, and consequences to support behavior change.
Persuasive Technology - Interactive systems designed to change users' attitudes or behaviors through persuasion and social influence rather than coercion.
Fresh Start Effect - The increased motivation to pursue goals following temporal landmarks that mark new beginnings.
WOOP - A mental strategy that combines positive visualization with obstacle identification to bridge the intention-action gap: Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan.
Self-Improvement - The deliberate pursuit of personal growth through developing skills, habits, mindsets, and capabilities to become more effective and fulfilled.
Habit Formation - The psychological and neurological process by which behaviors become automatic through repetition and reinforcement.
Pivotal Behaviors - The few high-leverage behaviors that drive disproportionate results in any change effort.
Behaviorism - A psychological approach that focuses exclusively on observable behavior and environmental stimuli, rejecting the study of internal mental states.
Mental Contrasting - A goal-pursuit strategy that alternates between envisioning desired outcomes and confronting obstacles that stand in the way.
Fogg Behavior Model - A framework stating that behavior occurs when motivation, ability, and a prompt converge at the same moment, expressed as B=MAP.
Habit Loop - The neurological loop of cue, routine, and reward that underlies all habit formation.
Commitment and Consistency - The psychological drive to align our actions and beliefs with our prior commitments and self-image.
Foot-in-the-Door Technique - A persuasion strategy where agreeing to a small initial request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger subsequent request.
Identity-Based Habits - Changing behavior by focusing on who you want to become, not what you want to achieve.
Altruism - The practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others, acting to benefit them without expectation of personal reward or recognition.
Intention-Action Gap - The difference between what people intend to do and what they actually do.
Temptation Bundling - Pairing an activity you want to do with an activity you should do to make productive behaviors more enjoyable.
Gateway Drug - The idea that a minor or entry-level experience leads progressively to more significant or extreme engagement.
Urge Surfing - Riding out cravings or urges mindfully without acting on them, watching them rise and fall like waves.
Tiny Habits - A behavior change method by BJ Fogg that creates lasting habits by starting with extremely small behaviors anchored to existing routines, combined with immediate celebration.
Observational Learning - Learning by watching and imitating the behavior of others, as described by Albert Bandura's social learning theory.
Environment Design - Shaping your physical and digital surroundings to make desired behaviors easier and unwanted behaviors harder.
Affirmations - Positive statements deliberately repeated to challenge negative thought patterns, reinforce desired beliefs, and support personal transformation.
Decisional Balance - A psychological technique for systematically weighing the pros and cons of making a change.
Temporal Landmarks - Significant dates that create psychological fresh starts and motivation for new behaviors.
Implementation Intentions - A planning strategy using if-then statements to specify when, where, and how you will perform a behavior.
Activation Energy - The initial mental and physical effort required to start a task, borrowed from chemistry as a productivity metaphor.
Atomic Habits - James Clear's behavior change framework based on making tiny 1% improvements that compound over time through the Four Laws of Behavior Change.
Chameleon Effect - The unconscious tendency to mimic the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of interaction partners.
Principle of Least Effort - The theory that people naturally gravitate toward the course of action requiring the least amount of work, shaping behavior in communication, information seeking, and task completion.
Keystone Habits - Habits that trigger a cascade of positive changes across multiple areas of life when established.

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