Habits
are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an
increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are also weakened or broken,
and contrary habits are formed by the repetition of contrary acts. – Mortimer
Adler
All
human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature,
compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. - Aristotle
I
never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality,
order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one
subject at a time. – Charles Dickens
Now
that you have created a list of new habits to incorporate into your life, what’s
next?
According to John Assarf, the human
mind is built to run on automatic allowing the brain to process complex issues
with the freed up space from habits. To
create new habits, the habits need to be broken down into the simplest actions
that allow the individual to do them easily, immediately and naturally.
New habits should be easy actions the
individual can do, will do and has the desire to start doing instantly. Assarf believes that when an individual
proves to themselves that they can do the new action and then completes the new
action, they are creating new neural patterns.
The neural patterns consistently repeated creates a new habit. Each time the individual participates in the
new habit, they are building up their self-esteem encouraging themselves to
repeat it again.
Everything you do or don’t do leaves an
imprint on your self-esteem. – John Assarf
CHALLENGE: Take your list of new habits and break them
down into the simplest actions and incorporate them into your daily life to
start creating new habits.
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