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