Develop Good Habits

When people are stressed, they tend to fall back on ingrained habits - regardless if they are helpful or harmful.
Start responding to mild stressors with better choices. The more you strengthen your habits, the more likely they will be there to rescue you when a major stressor comes along.

Good habits strengthen our willpower because they build self-discipline and self-control, and they spread to other areas of our life.

Start with something as simple as making your bed. This can have a positive effect on your willpower.

• Thinking really small: it accumulates and adds up in a big way;
  
• Shifting your evironment, so that good habits are easier to keep;
  
• Piggybacking new habits on old habits: 
  
• Surrounding yourself with good people:
  
• Keeping it simple: short lists, rea...