I’m trying to create some new habits in my daily life and thought I should share them here. The purpose is to learn myself how I best create a new habit, how I start and how I get continuity in the new habit. I have started in a small way and a maximum of two new routines simultaneously.
My new routines
- Go to bed before 11 PM
- No social media before 8am or after 10 PM
- End of snoozing
- Write daily
- No second screen (phone/iPad) when watching TV
- Meditate for 2 minutes every day
Go to bed before 11 PM
Have been doing this for a while now. Excercise makes me go to bed at a sensible time.
No social media before 8 AM or after 10 PM
Before I used to always check social media before I got out of bed or went to sleep. Totally waste of time for me, especially in the mornings. The habit is easier to be without in the mornings than bedtime.__
End of snoozing
My newest routine. I want to start the day early and get out of bed the same time every weekday. Through the years I have tried different alarm clocks and placed them far from my bed and even in other rooms of the apartment, without much success. Now I have a trigger to stop snoozing. The first thing I do when I get out of bed is to drink a glass of water and meditate for 2 minutes.
Write daily
Also a new routine. I want to create daily writing as a habit. As I’ve written before, the secret for me is to start small. I write 30 words a day.
No second screen when watching TV
Previously my worst habit. I used to pull out my phone or iPad at every commercial break, or if I lost interest. Nowadays I leave the phone or iPad in a another room if I watch TV, or don’t watch TV at all.
Meditate for 2 minutes every day
As I mentioned, my new routine is to get out of bed earlier without snoozing. The added bonus of that is has created yet another new routine. To meditate each day. With the help of Calm I start the day with a meditation for two minutes.
It’s fun, refreshing and stimulating to create new habits. You should try it!