Waiting fifteen minutes proved effective against my growing checking habit.
Upholders may struggle in situations where expectations aren't clear or the rules aren't established. They may feel compelled to meet expectations, even ones that seem pointless. They may feel uneasy...
To achieve greater clarity in my actions, I often invoke a bright-line rule, a useful concept from law. A bright-line rule is a clearly defined rule or standard that eliminates any need for interpreta...
The words of the writer Colette had haunted me for years: What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
The very words we choose to characterize our habits can make them seem more or less appealing. Engagement time sounds more interesting than than email time; playing the piano sounds more fun than prac...
The second reason rewards pose a danger for habits is that they require a decision. A habit, by my definition, is something we do without decision making.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. —Ralph Waldo Emerson, New England Reformers
The fact is, while some habits are almost unbreakable, some habits remain fragile, even after years. We must guard against anything that might weaken a valuable habit. Every added link in the chain st...
The conduct of our lives is the true reflection of our thoughts. —MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Autobiography
People’s biggest worries include financial anxiety, health concerns, job insecurity, and having to do tiring and boring chores.
One of the great joys of falling in love is the feeling that the MOST extraordinary person in the entire world has chosen YOU
Keep a sense of humor. Over and over, I see that levity helps diffuse practically any difficult situation—which
I’ve noticed that some people are serial goal setters, rather than habit formers.
It’s easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.
It is by studying little things, that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
In other words, habits eliminate the need for self-control.
I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasn't going to change unless I made it change.
I was always telling myself, Keep it simple. But as Albert Einstein pointed out, Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
I started to apply the one-minute rule; I didn’t postpone any task that could be done in less than one minute.