6. Planning, and Building Healthy Habits

In episode six, I share my distaste for planning and how I have been reframing planning in my head to encourage me to do more of it. Setting a deadline, and making myself accountable for what I am planning has been useful for showing an outcome to my thinking in the last week.

I've also been reading a helpful and practical book called Atomic Habits, by James Clear. It's all about improving your life by adopting positive, healthy habits, and trying to eliminate your bad habits.

I'm still reading it, but a rule I've already been finding helpful is the "two minute" rule – try adopting a new habit by breaking it down into the smallest possible task, something that can be done in just two minutes. If you can master that then you're laying the ground work for bigger things.

We'll check in next week to see how I'm doing – if you try it out, be sure to let me know!

Actions / take aways

• Set a deadline, a format, and find someone to hold you accountable to your planning.
• Try the 2 minute rule with habits – let me know what you can achieve and I’ll give a shout out next week to anyone who successfully starts adopting a new habit.

Links and further reading

• Atomic habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
• If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/460142-if-you-fail-to-plan-you-are-planning-to-fail

Thanks, and see you next time!

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