Have you ever felt like you needed to go on walks more often, but would rather watch TV instead? Well, there’s something great that might work for you.
It’s called temptation bundling, and it’s a term coined by Professor Katherine Milkman, and it’s the idea that if you do something that is pleasant for you at the same time you do something unpleasant, it’ll balance out and you’ll be able to actually do the unpleasant thing more often!
This is great for people who need a little incentive to get through things they don’t necessarily like doing. The important thing is that both things happen simultaneously because you basically want to try to minimize the unpleasant thing as much as possible.
A good way for you to do this is by thinking of one thing you would like to do more of, and one thing you can do that you love at the same time.
This can be watching TV while you’re running at the gym, drinking a cocktail while you do household chores, or even going to a restaurant you love with someone who you maybe don’t love to hang out with. Whatever way you decide to utilize it, temptation bundling might just be the thing for you.
