How to get back on track

Put all of your energy toward starting the positive desired behavior.
Take motivation out of the equation and set a schedule for your behavior.
Eliminate the things that take you off track. Some emergencies can’t be avoided, but there are many daily distractions that can be eliminated.

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The Ultimate Habit Tracker Guide

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This article includes an excerpt from Atomic Habits, my New York Times bestselling book. If you want to stick with a habit for good, one simple and effective thing you can do is keep a habit tracker. Here's why: Elite performers will often measure, quantify, and track their progress in various ways.

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Habit tracking

Is a simple and effective thing to do if you want to stick with a habit for good. No matter the format (calendar, journal, app), it provides immediate evidence whether you are making progress or...

The power of habit tracking:

It creates a visual cue that can remind you to act.
It is motivating to see the progress you are making. You don't want to break your streak.
It feels satisfying to record your success in the moment.

To make habit tracking easier:

Manual tracking should be limited to your most important habits.
Record each measurement immediately after the habit occurs.

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5 reasons why you might want to rethink your daily habits - RescueTime

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There's no question that building strong daily habits can improve your productivity. However, some people take this to mean that an ideal day is just one long string of "habit stacks." Unfortunately, that's not the case. In fact, there are many situations where maintaining daily habits-even when seemingly positive-has serious downsides.

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Habits Are Not Blind Routines

Conventional wisdom states that strong habits improve our productivity. Daily habits done in an autopilot mode are not the only route to peak performance.

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Revisit What You Do Daily

Some of our daily to-dos should not require a constant daily effort and could be optimized further. Look for such habits and if the daily effort is straining you, look for other innovative solutions.
Time and Energy are limited resources, and as we grow, our habits may become obsolete. We could use the same time and energy to explore new and better options.
It is a good idea to pay attention to where we spend our time and see if there is something we do daily but have outgrown long ago.

Consistency and Boredom

Being consistent can also lead to burnout and lack of growth, and to be creative and innovative, we sometimes need a break from our daily activity. When we stop and do something new, we start to be part of a creative process, instead of simply repeating the same thing every day.

The key is to not rely on a rigid consistency but to be resilient enough to withstand any breaks. Our resilient habits are usually the old ones and have some psychological rewards while involving some external accountability.

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How to Build New Habits: This is Your Strategy Guide

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According to researchers at Duke University, habits account for about 40 percent of our behaviors on any given day. 1 Understanding how to build new habits (and how your current ones work) is essential for making progress in your health, your happiness, and your life in general.

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How to Build a New Habit

Start with an incredibly small habit, one that is easy enough that you don't need motivation to do it
Increase your habit in very small ways -...

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Jim Rohn

"Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day."