The 4% Method™
BONUS - 50 Ways To Make Your Habits Craveable
These ideas aren’t just about rewards—they’re about making your habit feel a more enticing, craveable, and worth showing up for… even on the days you’d rather not.
💫 Daily Ideas… for showing up today
During your book writing / journaling / networking /
- Enjoy a glass of wine or fancy seltzer
- Put on a hydrating face mask
- Put on a yummy candle, good music, etc
- Wear your favorite matching lounge set or special occasion hoodie
- Play a playlist built specifically for this
- Work from an inspired location—your balcony, your fave coffee shop, a hotel lobby
While you work…
- Start every session with your favorite coffee or tea
- Make your workspace inspired with a great desk mat, prints that light you up, a good chair, a candle you love
- Have a go-to “focus playlist” that locks you in
- Make your beverage fancy – lemon with water, seltzer in a glass
- Invest in the small stuff that has big impact – get pens, notebooks, apps (like Notion or Slack) that you actually enjoy
- Schedule walks around the block or go sit outside with a glass of flavored water every 30-60 minutes
- “Theme” your work by branding your days or work sessions
- Work from a coffee shop or hotel 1x day/week
While walking or running…
- Do it outside, somewhere inspiring (like a golf course, a pretty neighborhood, an inspiring trail)
- Listen to a fiction book on the Libby app or comedy podcast (spoiler alert: productivity ones will only make you feel like its more work)
- Get sneakers you love (function AND fashion)
- Wear a matching exercise fit—just for yourself
While stretching, meal prepping, doing house chores, or a repetitive task…
- Watch a bingeable Netflix show
- Listen to a fiction book on the Libby app or comedy podcast instead of productivity ones
- Elevate it – Upgrade your detergent/soap, exercise equipment (like bala), olive oil for meal prep
- Make it pretty – Find fun reusable towels (like these)
- Enjoy a favorite fizzy beverage (mocktail or other)
- Light up an oil diffuser
- Call a friend
After a workout or a work session…
- Get (or make) an iced coffee or matcha
- Order a smoothie
- Take a long hot shower or soak your feet
- Get a foot massage
- Get outside and play with the go
🌟 Milestone Ideas… to keep you committed
Simple Luxuries
- Get an ice cream or croissant at the “it” bakery
- Splurge on coffee outside the house
- Rewatch a comfort movie with your favorite snacks
- Go to the fancy grocery store and explore the good olive oils
🌿 Solo Indulgence + Self-Care
- Book a massage or facial
- Get a blowout or a beard trim
- Buy yourself flowers at the grocery store
- Light candles and take a long bath
- Do a DIY facial or skincare ritual at home
Play + Movement
- Try a new yoga or fitness class
- Take a long walk in a pretty neighborhood
- Go for a bike ride, hike, or quick outdoor adventure
- Treat yourself to an ice bath & sauna experience
Creative or Retail Joy
- Book a massage or facial
- Get a blowout or a beard trim
- Buy yourself flowers at the grocery store
- Light candles and take a long bath
- Do a DIY facial or skincare ritual at home