What are habit development concepts? These are the building blocks of habits.
Some of the posts under the habit development concepts archive are about how to build habits.
Other posts define what exactly entails good and bad habits.
Then there are some posts that deal with keystone habits. Those habits that influence other habit development.
Finally, many posts deal with concepts that are core to understanding how to improve your habits. Things like habit triggers.
Enjoy!
When it comes to a habit change, we all start with the best of intentions. We promise to make a change, commit to it every day and imagine a perfect future where we’re no longer doing a bad habit. Then what usually happens? Failure. The question is: Why do people fail when they start with … Read more
Let’s say you want to change something in your life–maybe you want to quit smoking, start a new workout regimen, or eat more vegetables. How long do you think it might take for that change to stick? While historically, people have thought that it takes 21 days to create a new habit (or change an … Read more
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle I can’t count the number of times I told myself in my 20s, “Starting tomorrow, I won’t eat any junk food; I will only eat vegetables and whole foods.” But I never followed through. Why? Because the following … Read more
“Can you change more than one habit at a time?” That is a question that many self-helpers have. My answer is no. The reason relates to something called ego depletion. In this post, we’ll examine ego depletion and show how you can use it to successfully develop strong habits in your life. Let’s get to … Read more
Imagine you are at the end of a hard exercise routine, and you can hardly push your body to do any more work. Your muscles are suffering from fatigue, and you are ready to give up. Your physical abilities have been depleted. The same concept can be applied to your mental abilities! Specifically, a concept called decision … Read more
Do you know that sudden feeling you get when you are assigned a new project at work and you think you are in way over your head? Or when people around you are talking about their careers, and you feel quietly ashamed because you don’t think your success measures up? Maybe you beat yourself up … Read more
It’s not surprising that as the amount of time people spend on activities such as browsing social media and playing online video games increases, the amount of time people spend reading books decreases. The truth is, Americans between the ages of 20 and 34 spend only an average of 7 minutes reading per day. However, … Read more
A month ago, I read Stephen Guises’s book Mini Habits: Smaller Habits. Bigger Results. What I loved about the content was Stephen’s emphasize on how small changes can have an amazing impact in your life. His “mini habit” concept is something I’ve incorporated into my life. And so far, it has worked really well. Hi, … Read more
We’ve all been there… You are trying, with all your willpower, not to eat bad food; but that slice of pizza is simply calling to you. “Eat me, eat me,” the pizza is practically screaming. So your willpower snaps and you eat the slice. Then what usually happens? After that, do you chalk it up … Read more
Is it possible to change a bad habit? Can you replace limiting behaviors with good habits? That’s what many people claim is possible through neuroplasticity. So what is neuroplasticity and how can it help you develop good habits? What is Neuroplasticity? Put simply, the concept of neuroplasticity is defined as: Neuroplasticity nu̇r-ō-pla-ˈsti-sə-tē The way the … Read more