New healthy habits help you become better, wiser, harder, stronger and happier. They form a way of life, they affect thinking, personal growth, the level of well-being and health. You just need to work on their acquisition correctly.
Instructions
Step 1
There is a rule: work on only one new habit at a time. Some people make the mistake of deciding to become a new person overnight and starting to radically change their way of life. Their brains begin to actively resist such major changes, they lack willpower and motivation to implement several habits, and nothing changes. The man tried to get up at 6 in the morning instead of 9, run every day, study English for an hour, eat the right food and live consciously, and after a week he gave up. And it was necessary to set priorities according to habits and work them out one by one. Then the result would be more tangible.
Step 2
Move gradually. There is no need to immediately demand great results from yourself. Be aware of your body's resistance to big changes, and try to fool your body into staying in your comfort zone. Take small steps to learn a new habit. But do them regularly and gradually build up the pace. For example, suppose you want to do a plank for 5 minutes every day. Start with 10-20 seconds and add 10 seconds each week. Then you can achieve your goal in a comfortable mode and without stress for the body.
Step 3
Create neural connections. The brain tries to constantly tie thoughts and states to the external environment. Therefore, if you have forgotten what you wanted to do, you should return to the place where this or that thought visited you, and it will pop up in your memory. Use this feature. Attach a new habit to activities that are already firmly embedded in your lifestyle. For example, start reading before bed if your goal is to read daily. For convenience, keep the book near your bed.
Step 4
Give the new habit enough time to catch on. And only then proceed to the next one. There is popular information that this takes 21 days, but in practice, this period may be longer or less for different people. In addition, the duration depends on the type of habit. As soon as you feel that you are doing something new on the machine, then the habit has taken root.
