Reward Yourself
Tie a “want” to a “should.”
For example: if you want to listen to an audiobook but you know you should go to the gym, allow yourself to only listen to audiobooks while working out.
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Try using a rewards system: Once you knock three items off your list, or once you finish a particularly grueling task, you can allow yourself to check Twitter, eat a snack, or go to the gym.
Getting in the flow of good habits
For example: you are more likely to go to the gym if it is literally on the way home from work than if the gym is only five minutes away, but in the opposite direction of your commute.
Apply your new habit
A reading habit can help you in numerous ways.
- Browsing through a book can calm you as part of the daily bedtime routine.
- It will also replace bad habits like looking at your phone before bed.
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