Archives for the 'habits' Category
Autopilot Achievement: How to Turn Your Goals Into Habits [Zen Habits]
“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.†- Charles C. Noble
It’s such a simple concept, yet it’s something we don’t always do. It’s not exceedingly difficult to do, and yet I think it’s something that would make a world of difference in anyone’s life.
Break your goals into habits, and focus on putting [...]
Living the Prolific Life: A How-to Guide [Zen Habits]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Clay Collins of The Growing Life.
Pro·lif·ic (\prə-li-fik\) : Marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity.
–Merriam Webster Online
The prolific life has been characterized by abundant inventiveness and limitless creativity. Prolificacy has also been unnecessarily enshrouded in a veil of mystery and the sources of artistic inventiveness are too often [...]
The Organize IT Habits: Everything Is A Next Action [Organize IT]
Welcome to the third of my ongoing series of posts looking at habits you can implement that will bring about definitive improvements in your life. For the third habit I will look at the next action. It is one of the simplest but most effective pieces of advice that came out of Getting Things [...]
13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits [Zen Habits]
“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” - Mark Twain
I’ve learned a lot about changing habits in the last 2 1/2 years, from quitting smoking to taking up running and GTD and vegetarianism and waking early and all that. [...]
Habit Building In Practice: How I Started My Healthy Eating Habit [Organize IT]
Over the last year my diet has greatly improved. Gone are the days of binge drinking, snacking and takeaways every night (such was the life of a student). While I’ve certainly not become some super fit, salad eating health freak, I am now much more aware about what I eat and it has been one [...]
Track your goals and habits with Joe’s Goals [How to be an Original]
I’ll admit it, I’m a stats junkie. I like to track progress, see numbers, have charts on whatever it is I’m trying to accomplish. I share my blog stats with you on a weekly basis in the weekly reviews.
I track my goals and habits on a daily basis too. For this I use Joe’s Goals, [...]
The Organize IT Habits: Always Ask Why And How [Organize IT]
Ever met somebody who always had questions and continually looked to tweak and improve? These people aren’t negative and critical of everything, they are simply curious and inquisitive. Looking at why things are the way they are and how they can be improved is one of the strongest mindsets you can ever develop. Look at [...]
Correcting bad habits [Hack Your Day]
Bad habits surround each and every one of us, and correcting them takes a lot of effort and patience, so I thought I’d give you all my piece of mind on the subject.
First of all, everyone has them. For some people this may be drugs or homicidal tendencies, but even if you don’t smoke, drink [...]
The GTD Habits: Part 1 [Organize IT]
Getting Things Done is really just a collection of habits, and when they are all adopted into your life they bring about a marked improvement in your productivity and general work performance. However the problem is the GTD book isn’t exactly written in terms of habit building so it can be tricky for a newbie [...]
The early bird challenge: 5 months later [How to be an Original]
It’s been 5 months since the Early Bird Challenge where I changed from being a night owl to being an early bird. GCM triggered me yesterday to think back on the past months and evaluate this transition.
Benefits of rising early
The first three months were pretty easy. I loved the mornings a lot and I enjoyed [...]