How to build habits that will last all year

When picking up a new habit, think it well through: take into account the possible inconveniences as well as the most attractive advantages. 

Remember that sometimes it might get harder to keep to the habit, but eventually, you are doing it for a good cause that is related directly to yourself.

Whenever you plan on building a new habit, make sure that you have already planned thoroughly what to do when difficulties appear: how to handle the situations that make it harder to respect your new routine. 

If you feel like picking up a new habit, don't start from scratch. It is easier when you associate a new habit to one that already exists. 

This way, it will seem less work and fewer changes. In the end, both notions tend to scare us, so why not better avoid them?

When building a new habit, make sure you have all the means that would enable you to get to like it faster. 

Equipment is often what matters the most when trying to get used to a new routine.

When considering a new habit, make sure you see its accomplishment as satisfying rather than tiring. Therefore, choosing the proper reward for after completion of the habit can make you feel more at ease when it comes to your new routine.