BIND YOUR NEW HABIT TO AN ALREADY EXISTING ONE
Establishing new habits can be difficult, as we are such creatures of habit who are just living on auto-pilot most of the time. So a trick to implementing new habits, is to bind your new habit to an already existing one 🌿✨
Perhaps you know the feeling - you want to start that new healthy habit! You're all excited, and ready to just DO it! You remember to do it for the first week, then wupsi, you forget one day. Then two more, and suddenly you've forgotten about that new habit you wanted to implement, because it's not a natural part of your daily routines.
So how exactly do you implement these new habits, and remind yourself of them?
First tip - write it down! Things are way more likely to happen if you write them down, and set an actual goal.
But second of all - bind your new habit, to an already existing one.
What does that mean?
It means that if you fx want to start using positive affirmations in your daily life, that you then tie that new habit to an already existing one - like brushing your teeth. You could fx put a post-it with positive affirmations on your bathroom mirror, and then when you brush your teeth, you could read them to yourself.
Or perhaps you want to start to start meditating, then tie that habit to your existing habit of making a cup of tea: after I make my morning tea, I will go meditate for 5 minutes.
This method is also known as "Habit stacking", which says that one of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day, and then stack your new behaviour on top. This method I got directly from James Clear's book "Atomic Habits", which I will highly recommend you to read!
So tell me, what new habit do you want to implement in your life? And which existing habit can you then tie it to? 🌿
Do you want to make changes in your life? Real lifestyle changes? It can be the hardest thing sometimes to do it all by yourself, therefore it can be so beneficial to have someone to support you and keep you accountable.
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