3. Start Small. Changing habits isn't a matter of willpower, but patience and strategy. Don't expect to overhaul your diet, exercise or thinking patterns in a day. Tackle one habit at a time.

　　3.从小处着手。改变一个习惯与意志力并没有重要的联系，相反耐心和策略却非常重要。不要妄想在一天内改善你的饮食习惯、锻炼方式或者思考模式。你需要一步一步来，从小处着手，每次一个好习惯。

 　　4. Know the Benefits. Get clear in your mind what the benefits are of making a change. If making a change rationally seems good but it doesn't feel good, it won't stick. Emotions have more power than many of us realize.

　　4.了解好习惯的优点。让自己清楚的了解到新习惯改变会带来的好处和优点。有理性地培养新习惯听起来不错，但是感觉上却有些别扭。因为去培养习惯的感情远远比理性的强迫更有动力。

　　5. Write it Down. Winston Churchill once said, “Plans are useless, planning is invaluable.”Writing out any commitments you make will give you clarity both to what you desire and how you intend to do it.

　　5.把习惯写下来。邱吉尔说过，”纸上谈兵是没用的，只有开始行动才有用。”把实行的计划，会得到的好处和希望达到的目标统统写下来。

　　6.Swish. A technique from NLP. Visualize yourself performing the bad habit. Next visualize yourself pushing aside the bad habit and performing an alternative. Finally, end that sequence with an image of yourself in a highly positive state. See yourself picking up the cigarette, see yourself putting it down and snapping your fingers, finally visualize yourself running and breathing free. Do it a few times until you automatically go through the pattern before executing the old habit.

　　6.Swish.一个NLP的方法。形象地表演你现有的坏习惯，接着又形象地表现当你有好习惯后的样子，把它们录下来。相互对比一下，你就会进入一个非常积极的状态。慢慢地习惯开始培养，当你拿起香烟时，会把立刻把它扔掉，然后又开始天天锻炼身体。重复表演几次，直到你的积极状态一直都在保持，并且轻松地踢掉你的坏习惯后。

　　7. Tell a Friend. Get some leverage on yourself. Tell a friend your plan so you will be more likely to commit to the change.

　　7.告诉一个朋友。使你产生一些压力。把你的计划告诉一个朋友，那么你更可能去改变坏习惯。

　　8. Make it an Experiment. Be a scientist. Just try the new habit to see what it will be like, rather than a great emotional struggle. This will help keep you focused on conditioning the trial and allow you to view results with less bias.

　　8.把它当作一个试验。像一位科学家一样，把培养习惯当作一次尝试，而非一个心理斗争。这将有助于集中对待，随时调整和正确对待结果。