Yeah, that’s a nice technique. But for push-ups there’s an even easier way: do one push-up and go back to work. (You can to do more, but only if you feel like it.) Do that several times in one day. It takes literally one day to pick up the habit, the next day you fall into it naturally.
Or more generally: Break up a larger and more difficult task into a chain of subtasks, and see if you have enough willpower to accomplish just the first piece. If you can, you can allow yourself a sense of accomplishment and use that as a willpower boost to continue, or try to break up the larger task even further.
Yeah, that’s a nice technique. But for push-ups there’s an even easier way: do one push-up and go back to work. (You can to do more, but only if you feel like it.) Do that several times in one day. It takes literally one day to pick up the habit, the next day you fall into it naturally.
Or more generally: Break up a larger and more difficult task into a chain of subtasks, and see if you have enough willpower to accomplish just the first piece. If you can, you can allow yourself a sense of accomplishment and use that as a willpower boost to continue, or try to break up the larger task even further.