Why is it that good habits takes so much effort, and conscious thought, while breaking that habit just takes a little procrastination? I find myself in the middle of breaking one of my better habits, and that’s been my daily blog. So first off, let me apologize for slacking off. I realize over the past month or so, I’ve been very hit or miss on getting my blog posts out. I have a million excuses, but none of them matter. I’ve been pretty busy lately, meaning that I should have plenty to talk about.
Why do good habits take constant work to maintain? I always grew up thinking that it was just the initial “21 days” or whatever arbitrary amount of time it took to build a habit, then it was just supposed to be automatic. Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve found it takes more making the good habit. A habit certainly becomes easier the longer you do it, but all it takes it one change in routine to suddenly put me on the path to ruination.
For example, it all started in Feb, when I went on vacation for a week. It was just one week, so shouldn’t be a big deal, but it started the slide. It took a few days to get back into the swing of things, then I had to leave on a business trip. That threw my schedule even further out whack. And I find myself when I travel, that my habits are totally different. I skip the little things like blogging, and spend more time on my “social” life. 🙂
What I’ve found is that no matter what “habit” you try to create, if it matters to you, you must consciously work on it every day, even on vacation. If you don’t stay diligent, the habit you worked so hard to create quickly leaves the routine, and before you know it, the habit no longer exists.
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