Going through life, a person collects a lot of habits, some good and some bad. I have spent the last ten years trying to develop more good habits. Bad habits fall off as you focus your energy on good habits.
It is a great feeling to actually design your daily and weekly habits. That way, you will actually do the things that you know are benefical for you, as opposed to doing the things that just happen to you on that day.
For example, lets say you want to design a workout habit for the week. You decide that you will go to the gym on Tue, Thu, Sat because you know that on Monday mornings you always feel tired. You have just designed a successful good habit, because you have taking into consideration the events that prevent your from establishing the good habits (tiredness, lazyness, lack of motivation, etc.) Most people would pick Mon, Wed, Fri, without actually looking at their schedule and seeing if this is realistic. They would not consider that maybe they will stay up late on Thursday watching TV or at a friend's place, which is going to make it really hard to make it to the gym early Friday morning.
As you establish a routine, it becomes a habit. Why do people smoke? Not because it tastes great, because it does not. Not because it is good for them, because it is not. People smoke because it has become a habit!
Why do you brush your teeth? You probably can't even remember, because it is such an entrenched habit. Wouldn't it be great if you could create MORE good habits. Well, you can!
I have collected a few good habits and will be sharing them with you in the coming months. With each habit, I will share why I do it, and how I have integrated it in my life. Another reason I am writing about good habits is to remind myself for when I forget.
It is too easy to disrupt your routine with a week-long vacation, or busy week at work or school, and stop a good habit alltogether. It is kind of like a computer after a reboot. Most programs start up automatically, but not all. You know something is missing but don't know what it is. With this blog, I hope to make that life reboot an easier experience to overcome for you and me.
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