Pillars of habits: Scheduling
Yesterday I shared Gretchen Rubin's proposal for "Choice Time." Actually her second-grade daughter was the inspiration for this scheduling strategy about scheduling a time when she could do anything she wanted.
Today's idea is "Quitting Time." Quitting time can be a challenge for individuals who are…
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Scheduling "Choice Time"
Rubin found that her second grade daughter who loves to schedule had a category in her daily plan called "Choice Time." When asked about it, she explained to her mom that it's a time she gives herself each day to do something she really likes to do, something she…
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More about the important pillar of habits - Scheduling
Gretchen Rubin explains that for most people their energy decreases over the course of the day. That means important habits are more effective when scheduled in the morning.
Self-control also wanes as the day wears on. Rubin cites examples of…
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A few more ideas about how scheduling can help create new habits...
Gretchen Rubin suggests that one strategy to create a new habit is to schedule it or tie it to an existing habit. The existing habit becomes the external cue or trigger. She proposes that an existing habit or cue…
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Scheduling - What are some of the benefits in building habits?
Rubin stresses the following benefits that scheduling provides in building habits:
Habits grow strongest and fastest when they are repeated in predictable ways.
Scheduling forces us to confront the natural limits of the day.
Scheduling requires choices.
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Gretchen Rubin titles her chapter on scheduling "If It's on the Calendar, It Happens."
She asserts that setting a specific, regular time for an activity is one of the most powerful strategies for habit formation and I totally agree with this perspective. She says that "habits grow strongest and fastest when…
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