If you don’t have a trigger, you won’t do it.
A trigger is something you can connect your new habit to. If you already do something every day, then to start a new daily habit you can connect it to your existing habits. Whenever I do this thing, I’ll do this new thing right after it (or before).
So, I haven’t had a trigger for blogging every day. I was just going off of pure will and memory. Which is a weak strategy (especially for me.)
It kind of feels like midnight is my trigger. I have to get everything done before midnight. But that’s no good.
I started connecting my 750 words habit to the end of my workday. As soon as I finish work, I get to write.
I was sort of connecting my blog posting to my 750 word writing, but not really. If you’re working on a new habit it’s probably not a good idea to connect another habit to it, if you’re not consistent. But actually, I’m on a great streak for writing 750 words each day – 17 days in a row!
So, we’ll see what happens. It’s fun to keep up your streaks. Make it a personal challenge.
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