Podcast Episode
4147: [Part 2] A Helpful Guide To Lifestyle Experiments by Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch on Habit Formation
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement·Justin Malik·15 September 2026·9 min
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Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free.Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home.Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/joinDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.comEpisode 4147:Anthony Ongaro offers a starting list of twenty lifestyle experiments, from a shopping ban to going car free to capping phone use at an hour a day, along with the three things that make one stick: keeping it simple, partnering up, and tracking it somewhere visible. He then walks through the experiments that changed the most for him, including the minimalism game that started his decluttering, a sugar and carb cut, and a social media detox. His closing point is that a failed experiment costs almost nothing, because the design already assumes some of them will not work.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/lifestyle-experiments/Quotes to ponder:"Accountability is an important aspect of any lifestyle change""It's just an experiment and you can always try again or try something completely different."Optimal Living Daily is a daily personal development and self-improvement podcast where we narrate the best self-help articles on minimalism, productivity, and intentional living, read to you by a professional narrator so you can live your best life a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices