How to Apply

Ideas from Great Books

These guides help you apply the key ideas from some of the most influential productivity books.

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Make habits obvious with cue boards

Create a Rituals board that lists your morning, workday, and evening routines. Each card spells out the cue, the action, and the reward so you can see the loop at a glance. Pin the board to your Daily view—visibility turns “I should” into “I am” because the next step is always waiting.

Stack new habits onto existing anchors

Use Dotty’s checklists to script habit stacks like “After I brew coffee, I’ll review my priorities.” Linking cards together shows the dependency chain, so the moment a trigger happens you know which behavior follows. Keep stacks short, specific, and celebrated once completed.

Optimize with weekly reflections

Add a weekly “Habit Retro” note. Log what worked, where friction appeared, and which new habit deserves attention next week. Because reflections live beside the trackers, you can spot correlations—maybe energy dips kill your evening habits—then adjust cues or environments accordingly.