10 - Index - If Then Implementation Intentions
Source: /Users/nitishchauhan/Pre-July 2026/Nitish Obsidian Vaults/ActivityTracker/_portfolio/daily-logs/obsidian/April (😷 Active)/Daily Folder - 05 May/05 May, 12 PM. 44 If Then Implementation Technique.md
Type: research
Priority: P1
Relevance: High
Publish first? Yes
Themes: habits, systems, implementation-intentions, initiation Tags: habits systems implementation-intentions productivity research learning
1. Recurring keywords / key ideas
- Implementation intentions (Gollwitzer)
- If-then planning
- Cue-response automation
- Post-decisional phase
- Mental health goal attainment meta-analysis
- Health behavior heterogeneity
- Salient cues and boosters
- Willpower offload
- ADHD / initiation use case
- Guided vs self-selected plans
2. Core / novel / atypical ideas
- If-then plans mainly help after you already want the goal: they automate execution at the cue, not desire itself.
- Efficacy is real in clinical/analogue samples, but effect sizes vary by behavior and design.
- Design features matter: explicit if-then wording, salient cues, examples, booster sessions.
3. Context and flow
Midday 05 May research pull via Perplexity/PubMed on “if then implementation technique.” Structured brief ends by asking whether Nitish wants personal ADHD/productivity use or intervention-design reading. Fits the same day’s Tasker/automation and BA/reset threads: turning intention into triggered action.
4. Publishing angles
- Mode: Authority article
- Why: Clean mechanism + evidence table usable as a reference piece.
- Angles:
- If-then for ADHD initiation (with lived examples)
- How to write if-then plans that actually fire
- Pair with Tasker as digital if-then substrate
5. Miscellaneous
Session-named .44 file; substantive despite naming convention. Cross-link Quick Reference technique #4 (same day). Live folder empty; portfolio mirror used.