Great Minds Think Alike
Dear reader,
If you are a repeat visitor of this online weight loss diary, then it should come as no surprise that I am a big fan of setting goals, in particular 30 day goals that get me off my duff and doing something.
This months goal is to exercise every single day. I have also come to the conclusion - for me anyway - that a thirty day goal has to be something that I do every day for thirty day and not some goal that gives me thirty days to finish (I’ll just wait until the end and cram it all in).
So when I say great minds think alike, I mean the people over at lifehack.org think along the same lines as I do when spelling out 18 tricks to make new habits sticks.
Here’s the first two tricks mentioned.
1. Commit to Thirty Days - Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
2. Make it Daily - Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick. If you want to start exercising, go to the gym every day for your first thirty days. Going a couple times a week will make it harder to form the habit. Activities you do once every few days are trickier to lock in as habits.
Those ring true with me, how about you?
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Dear reader,
If you are a repeat visitor of this online weight loss diary, then it should come as no surprise that I am a big fan of setting goals, in particular 30 day goals that get me off my duff and doing something.
This months goal is to exercise every single day. I have also come to the conclusion - for me anyway - that a thirty day goal has to be something that I do every day for thirty day and not some goal that gives me thirty days to finish (I’ll just wait until the end and cram it all in).
So when I say great minds think alike, I mean the people over at lifehack.org think along the same lines as I do when spelling out 18 tricks to make new habits sticks.
Here’s the first two tricks mentioned.
1. Commit to Thirty Days - Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
2. Make it Daily - Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick. If you want to start exercising, go to the gym every day for your first thirty days. Going a couple times a week will make it harder to form the habit. Activities you do once every few days are trickier to lock in as habits.
Those ring true with me, how about you?
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