How to Form a Good Habit

You can form a new habit by repeating the same process over and over again for a period of time. The hardest part of forming a good habit is in remembering to perform the act you want to make habitual in the early stages of the process.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Decide what you want your good habit to be. It can be anything from eating breakfast every morning to improving the tone of your inner-dialog.

2. Set your schedule and decide what time of day you want to perform your new good habit. You can do this once a day or several times a day, but keep it at regular intervals.

3. Create a reminder system. If you're trying to remember breakfast, you could put a sticky note on your coffee maker so you remember to eat. For multiple reminders throughout the day, set email reminders, or set the alarm on your cell phone so you're reminded to work on forming your new good habit.

4. Continue this process every day for a minimum of 21 days, and you'll begin to remember to perform your habit without a reminder. Until then, leave your reminders in place. Once you remember to perform the act for a week or 10 days without needing the reminders, you can begin to phase them out.

Tips & Warnings

• Consider leaving your reminders in place for weekends or holidays, or for when you're on vacation. That way, changes to your daily schedule don't disrupt your new positive habit.

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