Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits. Habits affect how physically in shape you are, how happy you are and even how successful you are.
It doesn’t matter if it’s working out or eating healthy or creating art, you can’t expect yourself to magically stick to a new habit without setting up a system that makes it easier to start.
Picking the correct reminder for your new habit is the first step to making change easier.
Lasting change is a product of daily habits, not once–in–a–lifetime transformations.
If you want to start a new habit and begin living healthier and happier, then I have one suggestion that I cannot emphasis enough: start small. In the words of Leo Babauta, “make it so easy that you can’t say no.”
In the beginning, performance doesn’t matter. Become the type of person who always sticks to your new habit. You can build up to the level of performance that you want once the behavior becomes consistent.
We want to continue doing things that make us feel good. And because an action needs to be repeated for it to become a habit, it’s especially important that you reward yourself each time you practice your new habit.
Only go after habits that are important to you.
It’s all a process, my friend.
(Excerpts from article written by James Clear)
Excerpts from article written by James Clear