The Curiosity Chronicle with Sahil Bloom

A Japanese Ritual to Improve Your Habits

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Shisa kanko, or “pointing and calling,” was formalized in Japanese railway manuals in 1913 as a safety practice.
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In 1994, combining pointing and calling cut railway errors from 2.38 to 0.38 per 100 actions, an 84% reduction.
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Giving yourself the feeling of a win before a positive behavior makes starting more likely.
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Point at the tempting behavior, say you will not do it, and state why that choice does not serve you.
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Pointing and calling shifts perception and action from automatic processing to deliberate attention, reducing errors when autopilot is unreliable.
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Pointing directs visual attention to the precise target. Calling retrieves the relevant rule from working memory. Together, they activate deliberate control.
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A physical finger point joined Japan’s call-and-response railway safety practice in the late 1920s.
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Build a habit by pointing at its cue, stating the action aloud, and naming the positive outcome that follows.

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