Creating good habits requires a conscious effort for most people. Grabbing an unhealthy breakfast may easily become a habit, yet hitting the gym after work requires regular prompting. If you can relate to this, you are not alone.
For good habits to form you need more than a desire to have them. You need methods to stay on track, support for your goal and you should have some strategies in place to keep you going when you are tempted to give up. According to linkedinpulse.com, there is really only one way to change our habits and that is to identify the behaviors we want to change, make a list of actions that will help drive that change, and then follow through on those lists. Habits take time and commitment to form and it is much easier to allow yourself a doughnut each day than it is to commit to jumping on the treadmill.
Good Habit Tools
No matter what good habit you are trying to create, it is helpful to have a few tools and strategies for success.
- Support: Most people have more commitment to forming a good habit when they are not doing it alone. Having someone else trying to achieve the same goal fuels a feeling of teamwork, or maybe competition, but either way it motivates you and keeps you going.
- Benchmarks: Good habits are not formed overnight. If you want to create one, you need to keep yourself on track for a sizable amount of time in order for the new habit to form. According to entrepreneur.com, if you are serious about changing your bad habits or forming good ones, it pays to start with small organized steps you can do each day. As you complete them over time, recognize benchmarks you have reached along the way and celebrate them.
- Strategies to follow: It is helpful to create lists that will help you stay on track to create the desired habit. For instance, you might make a checklist of workout strategies that you plan to use to get in shape. The checklist can help you stay on track with your progress toward the goal. As you meet the requirements you gain a sense of accomplishment that motivates you to continue.
- Simple reminders: Again, a checklist can serve to remind you of things you must do that will keep you on track. According to zenhabits.net, from week-to-week, your daily checklist might change, but by simply having one, you help yourself evaluate what’s important to do and what is not. If your goal is to create the habit of always arriving on time instead of being perpetually late, a checklist of things you must do before you head out will help keep you on schedule. If your good habit is to eat healthier at lunch, a checklist that includes packing some healthy food and snacks supports your good habit formation.
Managing Good Habit Tasks
Keeping your good habit on track seems achievable if you are organized, but what if that is not the case? There are tools you can use to help you achieve your goal.
- Todo can help you achieve your goal by creating to-do lists that lead you to your goal. For example, if you want to form the habit of finishing your projects for work on time, Todo can help you break down each task you must complete with a deadline, in order to achieve that goal.
- Todo helps you obtain the support you need to form good habits, with the ability to share your list with others to collaborate with co-workers, your spouse, classmates, or friends. This keeps everyone on your support team aware of the progress made and what is left to be done.
- Reminders can keep you on track too. Your memory may be less than perfect because of all that you must do each day, so having an app that syncs your tasks, lists, and actionable information on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Android device will keep you on track for your goal wherever you are.
Creating good habits is easier when you map out exactly what you must do to stay on track with a checklist. Managing those checklists and staying motivated can be simple to achieve. Download Todo now!
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