Tiny Habits
Stanford behavior scientist BJ Fogg presents a method for building habits that starts ridiculously small, using existing routines as anchors for new behaviors.
Where Tiny Habits keeps showing up
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Books in conversation with Tiny Habits
A few of the closest reads from our full list.
What you might want to know about Tiny Habits
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Stanford behavior scientist BJ Fogg argues most people fail at change because they aim too big. His Tiny Habits method asks for behaviors so small they take thirty seconds, anchored to an existing routine like brushing teeth, then celebrated.
Tiny Habits is BJ Fogg's framework for behavior change through ultra-small starting steps anchored to existing routines. Fogg directs Stanford's Behavior Design Lab and worked with many tech companies on persuasive design.
Yes. Tiny Habits (2019) and Atomic Habits (2018) are often paired in habit-formation reading lists. James Clear has cited BJ Fogg as an influence. Tiny Habits emphasizes small starts and emotion; Atomic Habits emphasizes systems and identity.
Tiny Habits was written by BJ Fogg, published in 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Tiny Habits is 320 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Tiny Habits takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Tiny Habits is a standalone novel by BJ Fogg, not part of a series.
Tiny Habits is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
