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7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to Form Them“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – AristotlePOST WRITTEN BY LEO BABAUTA. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.If you could just pick one or two (or seven) habits to create in the next few months — habits that will have the most impact on your life — what would they be?I often get asked this question, because people are overwhelmed when it comes to starting positive life changes.They ask me: what one or two habits should they start with?It’s not an easy question. There are so many changes I’ve gone through, from quitting smoking to simplifying my life to reducing debt to many more. And they’ve all seemed life-changing, and they’ve all seemed important.But if I were to start again, and had to pick one or two, it would be the one or two listed below. The list that follows is in order of what I think I’d do the first 6-7 months of changing my life … but realize that every person is different. No one should follow my choices exactly — you’ve got to figure out what works for you.That said, if you followed the program below, and worked to develop these habits, you’d probably do pretty well.“Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.” – ConfuciusHow to Develop the HabitsI’ve written a number of times about developing habits, but here are the basics:
Do a 30-day challenge, focusing on just ONE habit.
Write it out on paper, along with your motivations, obstacles, and strategies for overcoming them.
Commit fully, in a public way.
Log your progress.
Remain publicly accountable — report on your progress each day.
Have support for when you falter — either in real life or online.
Reward every little success.
If you fail, figure out what went wrong, plan for it, and try again.
Read more:
13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits
How to Establish New Habits the No-Sweat Way
Engineer Life: Set Up Habit Changes So It’s Hard to Fail
Autopilot Achievement: How to Turn Your Goals Into Habits
The Seven Little Habits That Can Change Your Life
OK, so now you know how to form a habit — and remember, only do them one at a time — but you want to know the seven little habits. Here they are, in my order of preference (but yours may be different):
1. Develop positive thinking. I put this first because I think it’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits. Sure, positive thinking by itself won’t lead to success, but it certainly goes a long way to motivate you to do the other things required.
I learned this when I quit smoking — when I allowed myself to think negative thoughts, I would end up failing. But when I learned how to squash negative thoughts and think positive ones instead, I succeeded. This discovery lead to me practicing this over and over, until I was able to form just about any habit I needed. It’s been invaluable to me, and I think it could be to most people.
Focus on this habit first, and you’ll have a much easier time with any of the others. Start by becoming more aware of your negative self-talk — do a little tally sheet throughout the day, marking a tally each time you notice a negative thought. Soon you’ll recognize them, and you can squash them.
Read more:
Top Motivation Hack: Positive Thinking
Can You Spot These 10 Thinking Sins
2. Exercise. People who’ve been hearing me harp on about exercise might roll their eyes. Sure, exercise is healthy and all that, but how exactly is it life changing? I’m glad you asked:
It makes you feel better about yourself, and more confident. That leads to better success with other positive changes.
It reinforces the positive thinking habit — you need to think positive in order to sustain exercise.
It relieves stress and gives you time to think — this leads to better mental well-being in your life overall.
It helps with creativity. Don’t ask me to prove it, except to say that my best ideas and brainstorming sessions come from when I exercise.
Here’s how:
4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit
How to Make Exercise a Daily Habit
7 Ways to Build the Exercise Habit
3. Single-tasking. The opposite of multi-tasking — you’ve heard me harp on about this one as well. Why is it life-changing? A couple powerful reasons:
You’ll be more effective with your tasks and get more done. It’s hard to achieve important things if you’re constantly switching tasks and distracted by other “urgent” things.
You’ll be less stressed overall and (in my experience) happier throughout your day.
Read more:
How Not To Multi-task: Work Simpler and Saner
Now Do This and the Single-tasking Philosophy
The Magical Power of Focus
4. Focus on one goal. Just as focusing on one task at a time is more effective, and focusing on one habit at a time is more effect, so is focusing on one goal at a time. While it might seem very difficult, focusing on one goal at a time is the most powerful way o
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