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