New Year, New Me: Is It That Time of the Year Already?
NEW YEAR, NEW ME: IS IT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR ALREADY!
As the new year approaches, almost all of us begin to be as reflective as possible by listing out things we're going to do to make 2015 the best year ever. Regardless of the high hopes and best of our intentions, hardly any of us will make it through the first month. Well, that’s how it has been for past so many years, hasn't it?
Here is another fact: When some self help guru or endless text on the World Wide Web tells you that you can make or break a habit in 21 days, it’s natural to be suspicious. Why specifically 21 days?
In the preface to his book ‘Psycho- cybernetics’, Dr Maxwell Maltz mentioned, ‘Following a plastic surgery, it takes 21 days for the average person to get used to his new face. Similarly, when an arm or leg is amputated, “the phantom limb” (Sensation that the limb is still attached and functioning) persists for 21 days. These and many other commonly observed phenomenon tend to show that it requires 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to gel.’
Anyone who has ever tried to start an exercise routine or quit smoking knows how powerful a habit can be. With a considerable amount of discipline, you can make or break habits that require little effort to maintain. Here are some important tips to create new habits and make them adhere.
Commit- 21 days is all what you need to make habit, a habit. Most of the toil goes into the conditioning phase but if you can make it through this, the rest is much easier to sustain.
Be Consistent- Regularity is very crucial if you want to make this habit stick for long. Don’t heap up everyday’s routine for the habit for a single or a couple of days. Activities you do for a couple of times in a week are difficult to stock.
A step at a time- Don’t try to completely turn your life about in one day. It is way too easy to be over whelmed when you get over- motivated. So, if you want to run 3 miles every day, start by brisk walk for 2 miles
As the new year approaches, almost all of us begin to be as reflective as possible by listing out things we're going to do to make 2015 the best year ever. Regardless of the high hopes and best of our intentions, hardly any of us will make it through the first month. Well, that’s how it has been for past so many years, hasn't it?
Here is another fact: When some self help guru or endless text on the World Wide Web tells you that you can make or break a habit in 21 days, it’s natural to be suspicious. Why specifically 21 days?
In the preface to his book ‘Psycho- cybernetics’, Dr Maxwell Maltz mentioned, ‘Following a plastic surgery, it takes 21 days for the average person to get used to his new face. Similarly, when an arm or leg is amputated, “the phantom limb” (Sensation that the limb is still attached and functioning) persists for 21 days. These and many other commonly observed phenomenon tend to show that it requires 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to gel.’
Anyone who has ever tried to start an exercise routine or quit smoking knows how powerful a habit can be. With a considerable amount of discipline, you can make or break habits that require little effort to maintain. Here are some important tips to create new habits and make them adhere.
Commit- 21 days is all what you need to make habit, a habit. Most of the toil goes into the conditioning phase but if you can make it through this, the rest is much easier to sustain.
Be Consistent- Regularity is very crucial if you want to make this habit stick for long. Don’t heap up everyday’s routine for the habit for a single or a couple of days. Activities you do for a couple of times in a week are difficult to stock.
A step at a time- Don’t try to completely turn your life about in one day. It is way too easy to be over whelmed when you get over- motivated. So, if you want to run 3 miles every day, start by brisk walk for 2 miles