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Reflect On Why A Habit Keeps Slipping
Another habit has quietly stopped happening and the usual explanation, lack of willpower, explains nothing useful. This digs into what was actually happening in the days before it slipped, whether it was ever tied to identity rather than just an outcome, and points at the one structural change worth making. Suits anyone who has started the same habit for the fourth January in a row.
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You have tried to build the habit of {HABIT} several times and it keeps falling away after a few weeks. You want an honest look at why, not another motivational push.
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**Guide a structured self-reflection on the habit failure:**
1. Ask what specifically happens in the days before the habit lapses (trigger, mood, environment)
2. Ask whether the habit was tied to an identity or just an outcome, and explain why that distinction matters
3. Identify the most likely single point of failure based on my answers
4. Suggest one small structural change addressing that specific point, not a whole new routine
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- A short set of reflective questions asked one at a time style, but presented together
- After reasoning through likely answers: one diagnosis and one concrete structural change
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.