New Year's Resolutions: How do you easily start good habits?

[Darren Dirt]

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/12/last-damn-thing-new-years-resolutions/

^ a collection of wisdom from multiple experts. In brief...

pick one resolution.

break the goal into steps, have a plan.

reward yourself for progress.

realize you may screw up -- keep at it.

keep it tiny.

surround yourself with supportive friends.

it takes an average of 66 days to establish a new good habit.

to stop bad habits, replace them with another habit, and avoiding triggers.

WRITE IT DOWN.

and most of all [guilty!] "knowing" is useless without DOING (i.e. it's not enough to direct the "rational mind", you also have to motivate the "emotional mind").




PS: might be a good idea to not make your resolution(s) while your brain is still high on GABA on low on GLUTAMATE (i.e. "thinking clearly about almost nothing"). (FASCINATING youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AsapSCIENCE/videos )

[Mr. Analog]

This is good for goal setting in general anyway, smaller focused goals are easier to achieve than larger nebulous ones.

[Darren Dirt]

7 Most Sought After Good Habits (and How to Achieve Them)
http://lifehacker.com/5974857/the-7-most-sought-after-good-habits-and-how-to-achieve-them