Reality-Based Habit Change
What if we simply said, “Let me try to bring a daily ritual of doing X into my life, and be curious about what it will be like”?
So there doesn’t have to be a fantasy that it will go perfectly or brilliantly. We don’t know how it will be. But we can bring an intention to do it, and a curiosity about what that will be like.
Then we start doing it. We miss a day, but this is not a cause for discouragement. It’s a cause for curiosity — what got in the way? What would it be like to start again today?
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- Create your environment, because it will affect your practice.
- As you start, set an intention for the ritual.
- Bring presence and full appreciation to the act.
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- Avoid situations that suppress curiosity.
- You cannot be curious about everything. So find those few things you care about.
- Indulge in it. Investigate what you're curious about. Questions will lead to more questions.
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