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Instead of Goals or Resolutions, Try Creating Rules. By Leo Babauta I’m convinced that creating goals or resolutions is hardwired into us, because we can’t stop making them.

Instead of Goals or Resolutions, Try Creating Rules

Unfortunately, we’re not as equipped for making the goals come true, and the pattern most of us have seen is that we start a goal with optimism, only to be disappointed when we haven’t done much after the first week or so. I’d like to suggest that you try creating rules that will make your goals happen. A rule in this case is an action you do after a specific event happens, as consistently as you can, which will lead to your goal happening. Some examples for different goals: None of these rules will get you all the way to the goal, but they’ll get you much farther than you are now. Implementing the Rules Of course, a rule is great in theory, but much harder to put into practice.

Implement one at a time. Two Simple Habits of Non-Procrastinators (Plus One Bonus Habit) By Leo Babauta It’s pretty rare to find people who (almost) never procrastinate — in my experience, 95-99% of people procrastinate, at least part of each day.

Two Simple Habits of Non-Procrastinators (Plus One Bonus Habit)

If not most of the day! That’s not a judgment — I procrastinate too. It’s about understanding our habitual reactions to stress, uncertainty, difficult tasks, being overwhelmed, distractions and more. Most of us procrastinate, based on habits we formed as kids and teenagers. But some people rarely procrastinate. Here’s what I’ve found two habits of non-procrastinators are (and they’re habits I try to practice most of the time), plus a bonus habit that I’ve found to be useful: Compassion for future self: This is the main one I’ve found to be true in non-procrastinators, and most of them do it without really thinking about it! Let’s look at each of these in a little more detail.

Compassion for Future Self. Zen habits. The_Morning_Peak-State_Checklist_By_Benjamin_P._Hardy. How To Go To Sleep Early When You're Used To Staying Up Late - Casper Blog. Every night, you plan to fall asleep early.

How To Go To Sleep Early When You're Used To Staying Up Late - Casper Blog

But no matter what you try, you find yourself falling into an internet black hole and finally falling asleep 12 episodes, 3 videos, and 2 Amazon purchases later. Follow our foolproof plan that will get you to sleep before you can even load your preferred internet browser (Chrome): Leave your laptop at work. It will be there — with hundreds of unread emails – in the morning.Put on your pajamas right when you get home from work. After dinner is too late.Eat an early dinner. Bonnes habitudes - L'effet cumulé - The compound effect. 11 Ninja Tips On How to Wake Up Early – Better Humans. How To Wake Up Early And Not Feel Tired. How to Go to Sleep Early and Wake up Early (and Refreshed!) Most of us suck at sleeping.

How to Go to Sleep Early and Wake up Early (and Refreshed!)

It falls into that weird category of things we do every day but don’t know that much about, along with nutrition, exercise, and thinking rationally. We don’t fully understand what’s going on when we sleep, or why we need the amount we do, but here’s what we do know: There is tons of low-hanging fruit when it comes to improving you sleep that few people are taking full advantage of. If you’re taking more than 10 minutes to fall asleep, your sleep can be improved. If you aren’t waking up completely energized without wanting to snooze, your sleep can be improved. If you feel tired during the day, your sleep can be improved. And for a whole host of reasons that we’ll get into soon, you owe it to yourself to take control of that hidden third of your life. So here’s how to do it.

And for implementing it, make sure you grab the checklist. 7 Dangers of Sleep Deprivation Sleep Loss Leads to Memory Loss It’s very easy to waste a day of work or study by not sleeping properly. 25 Tiny Habits That Could Totally Change Your Life. Research, as well as common sense and personal experience, is showing us that small steps get us to far away places.

25 Tiny Habits That Could Totally Change Your Life

The key is to consistently take those small steps in the same direction. Building a big, life-changing habit is difficult: it’s hard to keep the willpower going long enough to see change.Research, as well as common sense and personal experience, is showing us that small steps get us to far away places. The key is to consistently take those small steps in the same direction. Building a big, life-changing habit is difficult: it’s hard to keep the willpower going long enough to see change. But building a tiny habit? Here are 25 tiny habits you could add into your life. Tiny Habits for Better Physical Health 1. 2. 19 Tiny Habits That Lead to Huge Results – Personal Growth. Success doesn’t happen in an instant.

19 Tiny Habits That Lead to Huge Results – Personal Growth

It happens through the progression of lots of little successes, strung together over time. If you want to build something big, if you have a vision, a dream, or even just a clearly defined end goal, the question is not how you can make that happen right now, or tomorrow. The question is: “What habits can I put into place that will allow that end goal to manifest itself?” 1. Step 1 with anything: Less talk, more action. 2.