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P.G. Sundling's avatar

I've heard it called habit anchoring, same thing as habit-stacking. The concept is valid, but the examples feel more like the software equivalent of adding function calls to an existing subroutine than conditional logic.

I'd use the if-then conditional logic for talking about deciding between alternatives. What strategies am I going to use to remember to do a task? I can set reminders on my phone, send myself emails, put a token in a place, etc.

If the task has to be at a specific time, set a timer.

Else if the task has a physical token to represent it, put it in a place to remember (like putting an umbrella or package to mail by the door).

Else send myself an email.

That's more like what I see as an example for if else.

I take so many supplements, with food, without food, so that's another place where if then conditional logic is handy. I use a box of supplements to go with dinner, medications with a timer, which I can snooze, and by moving things from one place to another, I know what I've taken.

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