11/21/2023 0 Comments Atomic habits systems quote![]() I have now written every day for more than 33 days straight because this is who I am now. ![]() So far it is working for my goal of writing every day. He says you need to tell yourself: “This is who we are now”. He gave the example of a motivating yourself to run in the rain at 5am even when you have no desire to. The day after I made the decision to be the person I aimed to become, a clip of David Goggins popped up on my instagram feed talking about being the person mentally in order to adopt the habits of the person you want to become. So in order to adopt healthy habits, I have to keep telling myself that I am a healthy person. In other words, you have to tell yourself that you already are so that you take on the behaviour of that which you aspire to be. The thing is that in order to become, you first have to be rather than become first in order to be. I’m sure you can see where I am going with this. Either I am living a healthy lifestyle or I’m not. Oh and the word healthier is probably part of the problem. I have actually cut the word “try” out of my vocabulary. “Being on a quest to”, “trying”, “attempting to” – all of these thought processes never actually get you there. But I suspect that therein lies the problem. I have been on a quest to become healthier for a while now and to be a writer. This is also gives me confidence that I will succeed in my quest this year. I was drawn to “Discipline is Destiny” by Ryan Holiday in the bookstore before Christmas so I guess this idea has been brewing in the back of my mind for a while. I plan on looking to the Stoics for help in achieveing the right mindset. I will also prove to myself that I can do it. I feel that this is the single most thing I must achieve this year because the principles will be applicable to any area of my life that needs focus in the future. You do not rise to the level of your goals. ![]() I think I’ll stick the following quote from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits above my desk as well add it to my phone’s wall paper: This applies mainly to my writing but also to my day job. The one thing I therefore must achieve is the creation, and implementation, of a system that enables maximum output. I say this every year but it’s definitely time. Discipline has been a weak point of mine but that needs to change. I also know that none of it matters if I don’t have a good system in place. I am looking at my vision board and there is still so much that I want to achieve. Today’ s prompt: What is something you want to achieve this year?
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