Do the Hard Things First: How to Harness Your Willpower to Break Bad Habits and Build Powerful Self-Discipline is a strategic guide for anyone ready to break destructive patterns and build self-control at the deepest behavioral level. If you feel trapped by bad habits, procrastination, distraction or addictive behaviors, this book gives you the tools and frameworks to finally take control of your actions and redesign your life through discipline, clarity and consistency.
Scott Allan breaks down the science behind habit formation and behavioral psychology, helping you understand why certain habits feel impossible to break and why motivation alone is never enough. Instead of relying on willpower, you learn how to rewire identity, interrupt old patterns and build habits that support the future you want to live.
Inside Do the Hard Things First, you will learn how to:
- Understand why bad habits take root and how to interrupt them instantly
- Apply identity-based discipline so new habits become natural, automatic and aligned with who you are
- Transform willpower from a draining force into a reliable and sustainable system
- Replace destructive patterns with intentional, growth-focused routines
- Build positive habits that strengthen focus, confidence and emotional stability
- Use psychological strategies to reduce cravings, impulse behaviors and mental resistance
- Create a lifestyle of discipline using systems that make follow-through easier than avoidance
- Apply The H.A.R.D. Framework™ to eliminate self-sabotage and reinforce long-term consistency
- Strengthen confidence with micro-discipline and small wins that compound over time
This book gives you actionable systems, step-by-step instructions and mindset tools to help you break free from old patterns and build an unshakable foundation of discipline. You will learn how to stop relying on emotion and start acting from identity.
Once applied, this book helps you:
- Take control of your actions rather than reacting to habits and impulses
- Build long-term consistency with less effort and less resistance
- Strengthen emotional resilience and follow-through
- Replace procrastination and avoidance with clarity and forward motion
- Become the version of yourself who finishes what they start
Available formats:
- eBook for instant and flexible access
- Audiobook for continuous reinforcement during daily routines
- Paperback for habit tracking, note-taking and long-term practice
Do the Hard Things First Breaking Bad Habits is not about trying harder. It is about changing how your brain, behavior and identity work together — so discipline becomes your default and hard things become normal.
If you are ready to break the habits holding you back and build the disciplined identity you know you’re capable of, your transformation starts here.
