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We built an app around this exact line of thinking about amounts of change, and sticking at things. Its core is:

  - don't try to change too much at once
  - if failing, adjust rather than abandon

http://streaksapp.com/

We intentionally limit the number of daily tasks to six. And if you're continually nailing or failing a task, the app suggests you tweak your target.

I've managed to go from staying up late (working on projects when I'm fading) to knocking off tasks from 5-7am before the family wakes up (when I'm fresh and motivated). I leave less-essential tasks like watching movies for late at night when I'm getting distracted or tired.

When we started beta testing, I kept failing to find 30 minutes/day to read a book. I changed to 10 minutes which felt paltry, but it was something I managed to stick with and started making progress on my pile of unfinished books.