Hack your walk with Nordic Walking Guy’s 3 rules:
- Walk with purpose!
- Be consistent!
- Remember everything counts but not everything matters!
I came across an article that applies to wellness and workplace productivity. It applies to wellness because of the potential for stress relief and to productivity because of enhancing efficiency and motivation.
Main point: “I’ve adopted many tiny habits that have yielded remarkable results in my life, from increasing my productivity to managing my emotions, from becoming fitter to improving my lifestyle.”
Ideas for habits:
- “Parking your car 1,000 yards from your home or office can add up to almost 3,000 steps.”
- “…take care of tasks that take less than a minute to complete immediately.”
- “Making your bed…gives you a sense of accomplishment and pride.”
- “…don’t reply instantly, even unconsciously.”
- “Revising our goals helps us stay connected to our motivation, create new plans and accommodate any changes in our lives.”
- “…focus only on the positives.”
- “Never go to bed with a dirty kitchen.”
- “Saving small amounts can help you become richer.”
- Don’t “use any electronic device during a meal.”
- “Muting all the notifications from social media and other applications can help save time and energy to stay focused on what matters the most.”
Why do good habits matter?
- Good habits are beneficial for both mental and physical well-being. Habits of the mind include persisting, striving for accuracy, questioning, applying past knowledge, thinking and communicating with clarity, and remaining open to learning. Habits of the body include daily exercise, good nutrition, drinking enough water, and getting sufficient sleep.
- Developing good habits can lead to significant positive changes in your life. By incorporating new, constructive habits into your daily routine, you can reach significant personal or professional goals.
- Understanding and harnessing the power of habits is crucial for achieving success. This involves recognizing the patterns that shape our lives and transforming them into productive habits. This principle is illustrated in various contexts, including personal achievements, business successes, and social movements.
- To build good habits, it’s important to make them obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying. This approach ensures that the habit is enjoyable and sustainable in the long run. Also, attaching new habits to existing ones can facilitate habit formation.
- Scientific research has provided insights into how habits work, where they reside in our brains, and how they can be changed. This knowledge is essential for transforming habits to achieve personal and organizational goals.
- Various strategies can be employed to make a habit stick. These include using cues in the environment, making the habit simple and rewarding, and attaching the new habit to an existing one. Celebrating small successes can also reinforce the habit.
- Understanding and breaking bad habits is as important as building good ones. This requires identifying triggers, avoiding situations that encourage the habit, and being mindful of thoughts and actions. Replacing a bad habit with a beneficial one is often more effective than just trying to stop the bad habit.
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