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) a ready study corner (b) starting too big (c) only when in the mood (d) too many at once
- 2.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: starting very small? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 3.📅 You missed your habit one day. What is best? (a) feel bad all week (b) give it up (c) start again tomorrow (d) double it forever
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one episode of a show (b) a walk in the park (c) playing with friends (d) buying costly things
- 5.🔁 Which helps a new study habit stick? (a) when you feel like it (b) once a month (c) only on weekends (d) the same time daily
- 6.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: only when in the mood? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 7.True or false: “only when in the mood” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a ready study corner? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 9.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: phone beside you? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a walk in the park (b) one episode of a show (c) time for a hobby (d) a huge box of sweets
- 11.True or false: “no fixed time” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔁 A new habit is easier if you start… (a) next year (b) very big (c) with ten habits (d) very small
- 13.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) skipping the next task (b) one episode of a show (c) a huge box of sweets (d) staying up very late
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a walk in the park (b) skipping the next task (c) a favourite snack (d) time for a hobby
- 15.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: one episode of a show? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 16.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: starting too big? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small reward after (b) linking it to a cue (c) no fixed time (d) starting very small
- 18.True or false: “no fixed time” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) only when in the mood (b) skipping two days (c) phone beside you (d) same time every day
- 20.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a reward before work (b) a favourite snack (c) a walk in the park (d) time for a hobby
- 21.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) skipping the next task (b) a walk in the park (c) one episode of a show (d) a sticker on a chart
- 22.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: no fixed time? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) buying costly things (b) a reward before work (c) time for a hobby (d) a huge box of sweets
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ticking a tracker (b) starting very small (c) only when in the mood (d) same time every day
- 25.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) one episode of a show (b) time for a hobby (c) a sticker on a chart (d) buying costly things
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the next task (b) one episode of a show (c) a whole day of games (d) buying costly things
- 27.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) linking it to a cue (b) same time every day (c) starting too big (d) starting very small
- 28.🔁 What is a routine? (a) a random list (b) a one-time event (c) a surprise test (d) a fixed daily pattern
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ticking a tracker (b) a small reward after (c) same time every day (d) too many at once
- 30.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: time for a hobby? (a) a good reward (b) a poor reward
- 31.True or false: “a small reward after” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: too many at once? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 33.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) linking it to a cue (b) a ready study corner (c) same time every day (d) skipping two days
- 34.True or false: “only when in the mood” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “linking it to a cue” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: same time every day? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 37.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) starting very small (b) linking it to a cue (c) same time every day (d) phone beside you
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone beside you (b) skipping two days (c) starting very small (d) too many at once
- 39.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) phone beside you (b) only when in the mood (c) linking it to a cue (d) too many at once
- 40.🔗 “After dinner, I read for 15 minutes.” This links a habit to… (a) a cue you already do (b) a lucky day (c) a friend’s mood (d) the weather
Answer key
- a ready study corner
- helps a habit stick
- start again tomorrow
- buying costly things
- the same time daily
- makes a habit fail
- False
- helps a habit stick
- makes a habit fail
- a huge box of sweets
- False
- very small
- one episode of a show
- skipping the next task
- a good reward
- makes a habit fail
- no fixed time
- True
- same time every day
- a reward before work
- skipping the next task
- makes a habit fail
- time for a hobby
- only when in the mood
- buying costly things
- one episode of a show
- starting too big
- a fixed daily pattern
- too many at once
- a good reward
- True
- makes a habit fail
- skipping two days
- True
- True
- helps a habit stick
- phone beside you
- starting very small
- linking it to a cue
- a cue you already do
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