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I was going over research notes from a project work, and one of the participants mentioned how her son who has autism is a creature of habit. Then one of the other participants quipped that we're all creatures of habit, to which everyone laughed. It's a simple but accurate phrase to describe human beings, and it got me thinking about what habits I have that I might want to break or what new ones I want to create.
Here is my third quarter 'habit assessment':
Helpful 'Old' Habits
Morning yoga and dance routine
Evening devotional and prayer time
Daily walk or other form of meditative exercise
Helpful 'New' Habits (still in progress)
Writing a blog piece everyday
Visiting the library every few weeks
Practicing violin at least once a week
Calling my parents more than once a week
Unhelpful habits (that I want to break)
Staying up too late, watching a tv show, on social media, or binge reading
Eating junk food before/during my period
Skipping meals when I get busy at work
My goal is to try and cement my helpful 'new' habits and to break some of my unhelpful habits before the end of the year. Some resources on how to break habits and form habits:
Do you think it's harder to develop new habits or to break old ones?
Make new habits
Break old habits