Hello readers, let us discuss a fascinating topic today, how to form good habits like a pro. I hope it will get back the charm in your life, and you will feel refreshed and rejuvenated after going through the post. But for that, read the post till the end.
Thank you!
What is a habit?
Habit is an action that we take without considering too much. We do many things in a day without being aware of it. It happens automatically.
We can say 98% is our habit, and only 2% is that we try to do something new in a day.
If you want, you can observe your daily life. Don’t you do the same thing almost every day?
- Wake up at the same time
- Brush your teeth
- Take bath
- If you are a student, you go to school.
- If you are an employee, go to the office
- Read newspaper
- Have breakfast, etc.
If we repeat any work for some days, it saves in our subconscious mind and becomes our habit.
The science of habit
Our behaviors release dopamine in our minds. It can be anything, and even when we think about it, our mind gives us a feedback loop, due to which we repeat the same thing, and it becomes a habit.
Whatever behaviors are highly addictive or habit-forming, like drugs, video games, junk food, and getting likes on social media, that reward has high grades of dopamine.
The fascinating thing is that dopamine is not only released after the habit loop but also when we hope it to happen. Once the dopamine spike occurs, it is too much difficult to stop.
For example: While gambling, the dopamine spike occurs before the player invests money and not after winning the money. That’s why most people take risks in casinos.
In the same way, seeing a picture of food, a hungry person gets a dopamine spike and not after eating the food.
And once the dopamine spike, it is not easy to stop yourself because till that time, the message of repeating the old habit has already reached the nervous system.
How to form good habits in 11 easy steps
I have seen that people struggle to make good habits because we follow the same routine every day, and we stick to it. And after some days, it becomes our habit.
We don’t bother to see whether our habits are good or bad. It’s our mistake. Hence, we should be aware of our routines.
Once we find that this habit is not correct for us, we should change it.
Now there is a question, how to form a good habit?
So don’t worry, I will help you here. You have to read the entire post, and I am sure you will be able to form good habits.
I will explain to you 11 easy ways which help to form good habits.
So let’s get started without further ado.
1. Identify the habit
The first and most important thing is to identify the habit. As I already told you, we are not aware of our daily routine, and we are doing things in autopilot mode. Due to this, we are stuck in bad habits.
Maybe, you are not aware of it, but this bad habit can be anything like spending too much money, consuming too much food, and taking alcohol.
So here, the first step is to identify your bad habits by being aware of them.
2. Start with some adjustments.
After identifying the bad habits, you need to make some changes.
For example: If you have a habit of spending too much money, you can create your budget. If you are consuming too much food, you can be aware of it by making another habit to eat food by chewing it 32 times.
With the help of some adjustments to your habit, you can be aware of it and change it.
3. Be positive
When you try to form good habits, You can get some negative thoughts, you may lose hope, and eventually, you will get back to your old routine.
But, you have to be positive about yourself. It will help you to stay motivated towards your good habits.
4. Commit to your decision
People try to make a habit but don’t able to stick to it. They follow a new practice for some days and then leave it.
But for doing so, you should have strong willpower. Once you make the decision, you should be committed to it, then only you will be able to achieve it.
5. Identify your obstacles
You should identify the obstacles that trigger your emotion and attract you to your bad habits. Also, try to keep yourself away from them.
For example, You have a habit of spending too much because whenever you go to a mall, you see something new, which attracts you to purchase it. So here we can say that the mall is an obstacle because it triggers your emotion to buy new things.
So you should keep yourself away from this obstacle until you master budgeting skills.
6. Create your plan
You will not get success in forming a good habit effortlessly. You will have to give continuous efforts. Sometimes you will fail to stick to your tasks, but at that time you don’t need to panic.
You can create a plan where you can break your habit in small tasks and follow this plan.
7. Celebrate your small wins
After breaking your plan into small tasks, it will be easy to change your habit.
When you complete these small tasks, you should celebrate them. It gives motivation, and you will be excited to finish the remaining.
After completing each task, you are going ahead in your life. Hence, celebrate it.
8. Make a journal to list your victories and mistakes.
Before going to bed, you can write journals, where you can write about your victories and mistakes.
By doing this, you can see your victories and mistakes anytime, when you want.
Your victories will give you confidence, and your mistakes will improve you.
9. Have more clarity
Whenever you are trying to form any new habit, you should think about the long term.
When you think about the long term, it will give you clarity. You will have a clear idea of why you are doing this? And how you can get benefit from it in the long term? And you will be able to stick to a new habit.
10. Concentrate on one good habit at a time
Don’t try to change yourself in many areas at a time. Focus on a single habit in which you want to improve yourself.
Because if you try to change many things at once, you will get distracted and will not succeed in creating any habit.
11. Give yourself some time.
Don’t try to change yourself in a day. Instead, give yourself some time. Keep in mind that good things take time to happen.
Give enough time to yourself to practice a new habit so that your body and mind can get used to it.
Have patience and do the necessary task daily until it becomes your habit.
Conclusion
So today, we have discussed how to form good habits like a pro.
Where we have learned three things:
- What is a habit?
- The science of habit
- And 11 easy steps to build good habits.
I hope the post was helpful for you and that you learned something from it. Please let me know in the comment below which good habit you wish to form.