●There is no resistance:
The act seems to be easier said than done, but it's even harder not to do it.
For example, I have been running since college, and I have been doing it for almost 20 years. Nowadays, no matter how cold or hot the weather is, I can get up on time in the morning to exercise. When it rains or snows, you can't go out for a run, but you feel uncomfortable and feel as if something is missing.
For example, when reading, Su Shi said in "Remembering Huang Lu Zhiyu" that "if you don't read for a day, you will feel that your words are tasteless; If you don't study for three days, you feel disgusted." For the great writer Su Shi, if he doesn't read for a day, he will be very unaccustomed to it.
Identity:
Once you have a habit, you will identify with the behavior and you can say it with confidence
I'm a running enthusiast".
I like to read".
I'm a writer".
There is no need to think about it when acting:
You don't need to make an executive decision to start the habit.
Like exercising, you don't think, "Okay, I've decided to go to the gym." "You'll naturally pack your things and go, because it's time for the exercise.
For example, when you read a book, you don't think: it's time to read. When you have free time, take out your mobile phone, and you will subconsciously open the reading software to read the book, instead of opening Douyin to watch the short**.
The habit of developing is as natural as getting up in the morning to wash your face and brush your teeth, there is no need to think about whether to do or what to do, there is no need to think or make choices, it is a natural behavior habit.
Worry no more:
At first, you may worry about missing a day or giving up early, but when the behavior becomes a habit, you know you'll keep doing it unless something goes wrong.
Sometimes there is even an emergency, and you will find a way to get it done. Because it has become your habitual behavior, not doing it will be uncomfortable, just like if you forget to bring your toothbrush one day and can't brush your teeth after waking up, you always feel uncomfortable and weird.
Normalization: February** Dynamic Incentive Plan Habits are non-emotional.
Once something becomes a habit, you don't get excited by "you're really doing it."
When a behavior becomes a norm, it becomes a habit.
It's boring:
Good habits aren't exciting, they're just good for you.
For example, I have been running for almost 20 years, and running early does not make me feel special, the good thing is that running allows me to maintain a weight of about 120 pounds all year round, and my body is not out of shape.
For example, in the past few months, there was a high incidence of flu and mycoplasma infection, many colleagues were infected, fever and cold, coughing in the office came and went, I did not wear a mask, and I did not get hit, which may be related to the usual insistence on exercising and better body resistance.
Develop good habits, and you will benefit from having them and be able to look at life more positively. But once a habit is formed, it's just a habit, and when you do it, you don't get excited, you don't get excited, you don't get excited, you don't get excited, you don't get excited, you don't get Imagine that when you brush your teeth and wash your face, do you scream with excitement?
.Excerpt from "Micro Habits" (with deletions).