🌳 How to Habit Stack

QUOTE OF THE DAY

HABIT STACKING

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In 2007, researchers at Oxford University started peering into the brains of newborn babies. and after comparing the newborn brains to the normal adult human, the researchers realized that the average adult had 41 per cent fewer neurons than the average newborn.

At first glance, this discovery didn't make sense. If babies have more neurons, then why are adults smarter and more skilled?

It’s because babies’ brains are like a blank canvas, everything is a possibility but they don’t have any strong neuron connections in their brain because well, they don’t know anything and they don’t have any experience whereas adults do because of things they have learnt, habits they have developed and experiences that they have.

This means that the more you carry out behaviour the stronger your neurons get and the more it’s reinforced to support your current behaviour, which is why we have habits, it’s why we wake up and instantly go to brush out teeth etc and you can take advantage of this phenomenon to build more habits!

It’s pretty hard to build new habits due to how developed your brain already is and One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behaviour on top. This is called habit stacking.

For example:

• After I pour my cup of coffee each morning, I will meditate for one minute.

• After I take off my work shoes, I will immediately change into my workout clothes.

• After I sit down to dinner, I will say one thing I’m grateful for that happened today.

So on and so forth.

Once you have mastered this basic structure, you can begin to create larger stacks by chaining small habits together. This allows you to take advantage of the natural momentum that comes from one behaviour leading into the next.

ACTIONABLE NEXT STEPS:

Start developing your own habit stacks, Implement it into your morning routine, or your evening routine and continue to add to it.

TAKEAWAYS:

Be specific and clear: After I close the door. After I brush my teeth. After I sit down at the table. The specificity is important. The more tightly bound your new habit is to a specific cue, the better the odds are that you will notice when the time comes to act.

BOOK OF THE WEEK ⤵️

The book of the week is ‘The Laws Of Human Nature by Robert Green’, it’s a similar book to The 48 Laws of Power but focused on decoding the behaviour of the people around you and helps you understand why people do what they do and how you can use both your own psychological flaws and those of others to your advantage. Read it HERE

CREATOR OF THE WEEK ⤵️

@robmulder88

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The creator of the week is @Robmulder88, He is a self-improvement creator that shares very simple but sweet advice on anything from relationships to masculinity, habits and more and is one of those creators that you can quite easily binge-watch with ease! Check him out HERE

LESSON OF THE DAY ⤵️

You will be made fun of regardless for doing something different.

Whether it works or not, people will judge so in that case the fear of judgement shouldn't be something that holds you back.