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About a month ago I decided that I wanted to
establish some new habits.
I started by building on habits that I
already had and added in additional steps when I felt that the previous ones
had become part of my routine.
Now that I’ve been practicing them for
several weeks, I don’t even think about it – they’ve become normal and expected
parts of my day.
I wrote down the behaviors I wanted to change
and posted the paper on my refrigerator, which made me remind myself every time
I walked into the kitchen. You could post a note in the bathroom, at your desk
or any conspicuous place you’ll see it.
The goal is to make the desired
behavior become second nature so you don’t have to think about it at all.
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson
It wasn’t easy at the beginning; I had to ask
myself each day if I remembered to do each of the steps. I faced some challenges in the
past few weeks and gave myself permission to opt out a few times, but now the thought
of skipping any of the steps just doesn’t come up. That’s the power of habit.
Do you have a habit you'd like to create?
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