Note: This post is part of a 31 day treatise on habits. For the entire list of posts, go here: 31 Days of Habits It’s funny how you can struggle with an idea, only to have someone else come along and succinctly solve it for you. That’s sort of what happened to me when I […]
Weekend Links, Habits Edition
Note: This post is part of a 31 day treatise on habits. To see all the posts, click here. It’s been a stressful few days, and I don’t have it in me to write a long blog post today. So I decided to do a “weekend links” post, with a few things I’ve read recently […]
Handy-Dandy Habits Flowcharts
Over at Charles Duhigg’s website, there are two handy-dandy flowcharts you can print out. There is a flowchart for making a habit and a flowchart for breaking a habit. Check it out! Once again, Charles Duhigg is the author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Yesterday […]
Habits are Better Than Goals
I have nothing against goals. Goals can be a great way to motivate yourself. However, in my life, I’ve found that creating habits that align with what I want to accomplish in life work far better than goals. I’ve read all about SMART goal setting (specific, measurable, attainable, reasonable, time-oriented). I know how and why to […]
Ben Franklin on Habits
I had a terrible night last night. Instead of writing an entire blog post, I’m going to leave you with a quote. “Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” Benjamin Franklin It occurred to me that I’m actually one day […]
Walking to the Library
[Note: This post is part of a 31 day focus on read-aloud. To see the entire list, go here: 31 Days of Read-Aloud.] We’re fortunate enough to have a library that’s a mile away from our house. I’m embarrassed to admit that we’ve only walked there twice in the nearly 4 years we’ve lived in […]
My Best Habit: Waking Early
Note: In October, I’m doing a month-long treatise on habits. All of the posts will be found here if you’d like to read them in order. I’m in a grumpy mood and feeling stressed, and it’s 8:41 A.M. on a Sunday. I’ve had my cafe au lait, and the hubz is cooking breakfast. What could […]
My Bad Habits
Sharing my bad habits with the internets? Well, this is embarrassing. When did I sign up for this? Oh, I remember: when I decided to tackle 31 Days of Habits (go there if you want to read all the posts). I have two bad habits that I need to work on eliminating. This gamine lady […]
The Right and Wrong Time for a Habit
[Note: This post is part of a 31 day treatise on habits. To see the whole list, go here: 31 Days of Habits.] One of the simplest things I’ve done – that ended up being life-changing – is keeping a time log. One thing I learned that has to do with habits is this: some habits, […]
Why Habits Are So Awesome
Wait a second. I need to backtrack for a moment to talk about something very important, something central to this whole discussion on habits. Why are habits so awesome? Here are a few reasons habits are worth giving attention to, and why I can talk about them for an entire month. – Habits preserve willpower. […]