Healthy habits don’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. In fact, it’s often the small, simple changes that have the most significant impact.
“Old habits won’t bring new results. Change your habits, change your life.” Hearing thoughts like this makes us question how our habits change our lives forever and how these habits mould us into different versions of ourselves.
Habits are nothing but small steps or milestones that lead you to your desired goals.
Choosing a goal is challenging at first, but if you establish it by breaking down your goals into healthy habits, it becomes much easier.
As per scientific research studies, habits change our brain structure, which is why it’s difficult to break old habits, but taking conscious, repetitive actions will help you develop new ones.
A rat was used in one of the research studies, in which chocolate was placed at one end of the T maze.
As a reward, the rat headed towards chocolate, which caused his brain’s neuron structure to shift automatically. This happens due to repetitive actions.
Cue, behavior, and reward make your habits easier. Cue is nothing more than a trigger for your behavior, which will reward you over time.
Here are some ideas for building new habits.
1.Rewire your brain function:
The human brain is used to old patterns of thinking and behaviors that are difficult to break in one night. Most human activities are formed by the subconscious mind rather than your conscious state of mind.
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Rewiring your brain and programming it in a way to release old behaviors consciously is the best way to deal with it. Replace your old habits with new ones consciously; ultimately, they will become a part of your daily routine.
As per some scientific research, developing healthy habits takes 21 days, but that’s not the case. It may vary from person to person and your conscious, consistent efforts.
2. Commitment:
Commitment to yourself and knowing the long-term effects of healthy habits will lead you to the betterment of yourself.
Every habit that you build has its own consequences. Develop those habits that have quick results and will work for you as rewards.
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For instance, as a beginner, you want to read a book but are procrastinating on it every day.
Once you realize that reading 20 pages per day will let you finish a 100-page book in five days with some valuable lessons to learn, you will develop this habit for a lifetime.
3. Clear your why:
Setting a healthy habit and prioritizing it mindfully will contribute to purposeful living. The moment you clarify your why—which is the reason behind making good habits you will never run behind satisfying your senses or pleasurable cravings.
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The more important your why, the fewer things will distract you, and you won’t need an external incentive. It is also more important to be dedicated and honest on a daily basis.
Taking 100% responsibility for your own life will take you down fantastic life pathways.
4. Consistency:
Consistent efforts pay off at the end of your hard work. Building new habits requires not only implementation but also tracking of your habits.
However, consistency will only be achievable when you make your good habits much easier and your bad habits difficult to follow.
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For instance, if you are so addicted to social media that every 5 seconds you are being habituated to checking your phone, it automatically becomes a subconscious habit.
In such cases, place your cell phone a short distance away from you, where you will have to make an effort to pick it up and check it. This is how you will make your bad habit a little more difficult.
Which healthy habits do the most successful people follows?
1.Morning rituals:
“If you win the morning, you win the day.” Every successful person wins their morning first by following morning rituals.
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Science states that adherence to morning rituals like exercise, meditation, drinking hot water, listening to calm music, praying, and making affirmations enhances your productivity, reduces mental blockages, and makes your life easier.
These morning rituals add value to your life by making you physically and mentally fit.
Keep experimenting with your morning rituals; do what works for your body and your mind.
2. Day-to-day planning:
Planning for the day before you get to sleep is the best way to neglect distractions from life and manage time. Put the most important thing first.
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Let’s assume I offered you 86,400 rupees every day. What will you do with it? Everyone has a different opinion.
Some will say they will invest in self-growth, while others will say they will invest in the stock market or mutual funds.
Why are you undervaluing your time when every rupee has value in our lives? Every second is worth one rupee, so make the most of it.
Time is something you can’t get back, no matter how much money you spend on it. Planning is easy, but execution is difficult. So, plan your day such that it becomes your daily habit, and you won’t be able to sleep without it.
3. Learning and asking questions:
“Follow no one, but learn from everyone.” Learning and questioning habits will lead you to build extraordinary skills and help you acquire knowledge not just in your field but in different fields as well.
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Questioning is the sign of intelligence. Rightly questioning to the right people at the right time will always make sense.
Share your ideas and knowledge with expertise; there will be some possibilities where you may be able to find solutions and opportunities for turning your ideas into realities.
4.Positive connections:
Your success is not defined by how much money you have in your pocket but by how many good and positive people you have in your life. Mark these words forever.
Making positive connections will be impactful. These are the people who admire your accomplishments and never define you by your success or failure.
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Relationships, whether personal or professional, will not work without communication and trust.
Communication should not be one way. Questioning and answering is the best method to look for ways to develop healthy connections. Be wise while choosing the people around you who will define your future.
5. Quick decisions:
Successful people never always take the right decisions; instead, they turn wrong decisions into positive results.
Taking quick decisions is the quality of successful people. Think in different directions to make conclusions and decisions.
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Everything we do is out of a sense of security and protection. It’s preferable to make a bad decision than not make one at all. Keep in mind that taking a risk is better than regretting it; that’s what successful people do.
6.Reading books:
Billionaire entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Warren Buffet read books for 80 percent of their waking hours.
In one of the interviews, one interviewee asked Bill Gates, “What would you do if you were given a miracle power?” He simply said, “I’m going to use this power to quickly read books.”
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Not just read the book try to implement the lessons you learned from the book. Developing reading habits is quite difficult for those who haven’t read a single book yet, but instead of procrastinating, read at least one chapter a day. Eventually, you will end up with different perspectives in your life.
Conclusion:
Healthy habits contribute to longevity and a better overall quality of life. While it may be challenging to adopt new healthy habits, it is important to start with small changes to daily routines that can have a big impact on overall health.
Some healthy habits include exercise, meditation, drinking hot water, listening to calm music, praying, making affirmations, day-to-day planning, learning an attitude, networking, and reading habits. These habits slowly but surely make an impact on your life.