We all have a desire to build new habits, but we fail because we don’t know how to make these new habits stick. In this post, I am going to give you 3 secrets to building new habits.
Let’s start at the beginning….
What is a habit?
A habit is defined as a settled or regular tendency or practice. Habits are little shortcuts that our brains create to do things as efficient as possible.
Routine is very important for a new habit to stick! You have to commit to your new habit and execute everyday!
You have to be able to recognize the difference between good and bad habits.
You Can’t Get Rid Of A Bad Habit, You Can Only Change It
Charles Duhigg
Now that you know what a habit is it’s time to reveal the secrets to building habits:
Secret #1
Choose a habit that improves your quality of life in a major way. Something specific that can be done each day (reading 10 pages a day, running 1 mile every day).
Secret #2
Get 1% better each day for a year. Here’s an equation to break this down for you:
1.01365 = 37
This means if you get 1% better for 365 days you will be 37 times better than when you started.
Habits Are The Compound Interest of Self-Improvement.
James Clear
Secret #3
Implement the 21/90 Rule to effectively build new habits
Commit to a personal or professional goal for 21 straight days. After the 21 days, you continue to do the established habit for another 90 days.
App Recommendation to track habits: Habitify
Book Recommendations:
Atomic Habits – James Clear
The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
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