Starting and stopping habits
Gretchen Rubin points out how vulnerable a new habit is when we stop. She suggests that it's often even harder to restart a habit once we've stopped. Her advice is to pay special attention to times when you know you'll need to stop for some…
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Wrapping up first steps...
Taking the first step is a powerful strategy for avoiding procrastination. Taking the first step makes it easier to take the second and then the third step because you've already started. (Initiating is a frequent challenge for individuals who have ADHD, so taking a very small first…
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The Blast Start!
It's the opposite of taking the smallest step possible. It requires a high degree of commitment. It's demanding But its intensity can help to jump start a habit.
Gretchen Rubin used the Blast Start to write a novel in 30 days.
This strategy can't be maintained…
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First steps...
Begin now - take that first step! But what if your perspective is about your future self, the person who uses the "tomorrow logic" that Rubin says allows us to put off taking that first step?
Do you agree with Rubin that "tomorrow logic wastes time?"…
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What is the best time to begin a new habit?
Gretchen Rubin suggests that ANY beginning presents an important opportunity for habit formation "because a beginning allows two powerful elements to combine: novelty and habit." (Novelty is especially valuable to those who have ADHD.) In this section of Better…
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Pillar of Habits: Accountability
Yesterday I closed by sharing Gretchen Rubin's perspective that self-knowledge is one key in the development of habits. Self-knowledge can grow from using the AEC Model: A=Awareness, E=Engagement, and C=Completion. Awareness begins by observing yourself as though…
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