According to researchers at Duke University, habits account for about 40 percent of our behaviors at any given day. Therefore understanding how to build new habits is essential for making progress in your health, happiness and life in general.
Let's see how we can create new habits that stick with us for as long as we can live we them...
1. Start with small habits
Research shows that willpower is like a muscle. It gets worn-out as you use it throughout the day. Rather than trying to meditate for 10 minutes a day, why not start with 1 minute. Make it easy enough that you can do it without motivation.
2. Increase your habit in very small ways
Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced everyday, while failure is simply a few errors in judgment repeated daily. One percent improvements do add up quickly. So do one percent declines
Rather than trying to do something amazing from the beginning, why not start with something small and gradually improve?
3.As you build up, break habits into chunks
If you continue adding one percent a day then you will find yourself improving so fast within a month or two. Its important to keep each habit reasonable so that you can maintain the momentum and make the behavior as easy as possible to accomplish.
A perfect example is when you are trying to do 50 pushups a day, five sets of 10 might be easier aas you make your way there.
4. When you slip, get back on track quickly.
Kelly McGonigal once said, the best way to improve your self-control is to see why you lose your self-control.
Top performers make mistakes, make errors and get off track just as everyone does. The difference is that they get back on track as fast as possible. Research shows that missing your habit once does not have a significant effect in the eventual long-term development. You shouldn't expect to fail but plan for failure. You just need to be consistent, not perfect. Practice the identity of one who doesn't miss a habit twice.
5.Be patient. Stick to a pace you can sustain.
Learning to be patient is perhaps one of the most vital skills one should possess. You can make incredible progress if you are consistent and patient. New habits should feel easy, especially in the beginning. If you stay consistent and continue increasing your habit, it will get hard enough fast enough.
Ahaa! There you go! If this article was helpful remember to leave a comment on which tips you think might effectively work for you. Until another day. Thanks for passing-by!
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