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The 20 Second Rule
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The 20 Second Rule
By : Sophia, Gabe, Andrew, and Carson
The 20 Second Rule Overview
Overview of the 20 Second Rule
The 20 second rule strategy is all about how habits can be formed through repeated practice and further reinforced through the lowering of activation energy.
Misconceptions of Willpower
Willpower
Many people think that when forming habits such as New Year's Resolutions, that willpower is the way to succeed. Author Shawn Achor notes that this common misconception is actually why so many people are unsuccessful in their goals.
"Willpower is not the way as it weakens the more we use it" (page 152). Willpower is not the way as the more it is used up the less effective it becomes.
What is activation energy?
-What did Mr. Ginn teach us again?
-We need LESS of it.
Activation Energy
"In physics, activation energy is the initial spark needed to catalyze a reaction."(page 156) This is as applicable to our natural human behavior as much as it is for molecular biology. Minimizing this energy means we do not need a motivator for our good-willed habits.
Posture/Puzzle Activity
Willpower's Flaws
How strong is your willpower?
The timer will start...
Try to find all the words in the puzzle, most words at the end wins.
We want you guys to try to solve this word search as a group.
Were you guys able to maintain good posture?
For the winners...
If not, don't worry, not many people can. Some people like to call this multi-tasking, but Achor relates this to the willpower storage in your brain. Both the posture and the puzzle pull from this storage, and since the puzzle is the more relevant activity, your brain gets distracted and you fall out of that habit.
Achor relates this to dieting, many people give up on not eating that chocolate cake due to the lack of energy in their willpower reserves.
Achor explains the flawed logic behind willpower as "the longer we try to 'stay strong', the harder and farther we fall.(152)"
Why willpower doesn't work
Willpower is kept in reserves and these reserves tend to run out faster than expected as they wear out over time.
Throughout this presentation, attempt to keep good posture to test your willpower.
Tapping into energy reserves.
Willpower reserves give up at a certain point, and giving up on habits requires special planning and strategies.
This anecdote creates a well known scenario for us, as giving in to the temptations are more prolonged than we think.
How Bad Habits Are Formed
Breaking Bad Habits
(And how to break them)
Bad Habits
The Path of Least Resistance
Bad habits are formed due to the acceptance of the path of least resistance. These habits are hard to break, but you can break them if you use these three strategies.
The Path of Least Resistance
-Closer/Less energy
Achor elaborates on the topic of the path of least resistance, as we conform to the "easy, convenient, and habitual" because it is difficult to provide the "inertia in order to start a task.(156)"
-Distractions/Temptations
-Ease of Access
How will this impact us as high school students?
It's all an INVESTMENT! You will save time for yourself and others, feasibly integrate good studying habits, and maybe even spend significantly less time on social media.