Goal Setting Worksheet: Habits and Rewards
Study tip (Small, same time, rewarded): A habit sticks with: the same time every day, a very small start, a cue (“after dinner…”), a ready study corner, a tick chart. A habit fails with: “only when in the mood”, starting too big, no fixed time, skipping two days, the phone beside you. Good rewards are small and come after the work (a walk, a snack, one episode); poor rewards undo it (skipping the next task, a whole day of games, staying up very late).
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- 1.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) no fixed time (b) a ready study corner (c) only when in the mood (d) phone beside you
- 2.True or false: “starting very small” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) staying up very late (b) time for a hobby (c) buying costly things (d) a huge box of sweets
- 4.🔗 “After dinner, I read for 15 minutes.” This links a habit to… (a) a friend’s mood (b) a cue you already do (c) the weather (d) a lucky day
- 5.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: buying costly things? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 6.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: too many at once? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a walk in the park (b) a huge box of sweets (c) time for a hobby (d) one episode of a show
- 8.True or false: “a ready study corner” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: starting very small? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 10.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) buying costly things (b) one episode of a show (c) time for a hobby (d) a walk in the park
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the next task (b) staying up very late (c) one episode of a show (d) a whole day of games
- 12.📅 You missed your habit one day. What is best? (a) give it up (b) feel bad all week (c) start again tomorrow (d) double it forever
- 13.True or false: “no fixed time” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) skipping two days (b) only when in the mood (c) same time every day (d) too many at once
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the next task (b) one episode of a show (c) a walk in the park (d) a sticker on a chart
- 16.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) a small reward after (b) phone beside you (c) starting very small (d) same time every day
- 17.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: a sticker on a chart? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 18.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a small reward after? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 19.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) too many at once (b) only when in the mood (c) starting very small (d) no fixed time
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time for a hobby (b) a sticker on a chart (c) staying up very late (d) a walk in the park
- 21.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) phone beside you (b) ticking a tracker (c) skipping two days (d) no fixed time
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same time every day (b) a small reward after (c) starting too big (d) starting very small
- 23.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) buying costly things (b) a reward before work (c) playing with friends (d) skipping the next task
- 24.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: ticking a tracker? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 25.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a walk in the park (b) one episode of a show (c) skipping the next task (d) a sticker on a chart
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same time every day (b) only when in the mood (c) linking it to a cue (d) starting very small
- 27.🔁 What is a routine? (a) a random list (b) a fixed daily pattern (c) a surprise test (d) a one-time event
- 28.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) ticking a tracker (b) starting too big (c) linking it to a cue (d) a small reward after
- 29.🎁 When is the best time to give yourself a reward? (a) instead of the task (b) never (c) before you start (d) after the task is done
- 30.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: same time every day? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 31.True or false: “phone beside you” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) linking it to a cue (b) a small reward after (c) skipping two days (d) a ready study corner
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fixed time (b) starting too big (c) only when in the mood (d) a small reward after
- 34.True or false: “skipping two days” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) buying costly things (b) a reward before work (c) a favourite snack (d) staying up very late
- 36.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a walk in the park (b) a whole day of games (c) time for a hobby (d) a sticker on a chart
- 37.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: no fixed time? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 38.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) skipping the next task (b) a sticker on a chart (c) a whole day of games (d) buying costly things
- 39.True or false: “starting very small” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting very small (b) linking it to a cue (c) a small reward after (d) skipping two days
Answer key
- a ready study corner
- True
- time for a hobby
- a cue you already do
- a poor reward
- makes a habit fail
- a huge box of sweets
- False
- helps a habit stick
- buying costly things
- one episode of a show
- start again tomorrow
- False
- same time every day
- skipping the next task
- phone beside you
- a good reward
- helps a habit stick
- starting very small
- staying up very late
- ticking a tracker
- starting too big
- playing with friends
- helps a habit stick
- skipping the next task
- only when in the mood
- a fixed daily pattern
- starting too big
- after the task is done
- helps a habit stick
- False
- skipping two days
- a small reward after
- False
- a favourite snack
- a whole day of games
- makes a habit fail
- a sticker on a chart
- False
- skipping two days
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