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Implementation Intentions

Encode if-then plans to bridge intention and action. Example: "If it's 8:00 in my kitchen, then I will prep tomorrow's meals."

How to Use

  1. Goal Planner can create a starter if-then plan automatically from your goal title, daily start time, daily commitment, and optional location.
  2. On days when you reschedule the work, Goaliath uses the actual scheduled time for that day before falling back to the default goal start time.
  3. If reminders are enabled, Goaliath sends one primary cue per plan: push if your device is set up correctly, otherwise email if that reminder is enabled and your account is on trial or paid.
  4. If several implementation intentions land in the same local hour, Goaliath delivers only one primary off-app cue for that hour to reduce competing reminders.
  5. When the dashboard is open and the modal setting is enabled, Goaliath can also show the exact if-then cue in-app shortly before the scheduled start time.
  6. The same implementation intention can also appear inside Goal Planner, goal details, action-step pages, and todo pages so the cue stays visible in the work context it belongs to.
  7. If you open this tool from Recover today, Goaliath now checks whether the slipping goal already has a linked implementation intention. If it does, the page opens that existing cue in edit mode instead of pushing you into a duplicate plan.
  8. Identify a target behavior that is specific and short.
  9. Choose a reliable cue such as time, place, or a preceding action.
  10. Write the if-then statement and save it to your plan.
  11. Optionally schedule it on your Calendar for a precise time.

Scientific Rationale

  • If-then planning dramatically increases follow-through by pre-deciding in context.
  • Pairs well with Today's Actions and Calendar time-blocks.