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I think sticking to things I start has contributed the most personal growth for me. I think for anything to have any effect on you, you have to stick with it fo
by superasn 9y ago
I think sticking to things I start has contributed the most personal growth for me. I think for anything to have any effect on you, you have to stick with it for at least 6 months or more (though it definitely depends on each activity).
In the last 2 years I have been able to lose 8kgs, increase my business, cure my chronic backache and become a lot happier using this one trick of sticking to things daily without fail.
One thing that has helped me tremendously to keep at it daily is a simple Google Sheet in which I put my progress daily and it gives me a "X days streak" using a formula (let me know if you want the template). After a month when I have a 30 day streak it makes me more and more committed to follow through and I rarely break my streaks.
P.S. The only thing which this never worked is sleeping at 10 <strike>a.m</strike>p.m. Can't even get a 2 day streak. I guess nothing works for that :D
- Kiro 9y agoReminds me of Jerry Seinfeld's method "Don't Break the Chain".
- Fabled 9y agoI don't think it's always best to stick to it blindly. You start shifting your perspective from "I want to achieve my goal" to "I don't want to break the chain" and if you falter once you feel weak and worthless, and quit completely altogether. You just have to constantly remind yourself why you are doing this, know that repetition is the key and it's OK to miss some days here and there.
- duopixel 9y agoI use a similar technique [1] and I’ve also yielded great results from it, but my goals tend to be more progressive. Everything that you do better than yesterday is streak, so if your aim is going to bed at 10am (why!?) the streak is what takes you closer to it. [1] https://medium.com/@duopixel/the-qualified-self-7f69c6b23623 https://medium.com/@duopixel/the-qualified-self-7f69c6b23623
- majewsky 9y ago> The only thing which this never worked is sleeping at 10 a.m. Do you mean "at 10 PM", or "until 10 AM", or do you just have a bizarre biorhythm?
- superasn 9y agoSorry 10 pm. No wonder i can't get that right :)
- selleck 9y agoSeeing the template would be awesome.
- superasn 9y agoSure! Here you go [1]. It works for me (it's just a few hacks), so you may need to tweak it for your own use. [1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Nf5IfzmRephJJFiT1VWYDE2WBDd9RDv2297GuhoYcXs/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Nf5IfzmRephJJFiT1VWY... P.S. This is the newer version[2] I'm using to track my daily work (goal is to do 40 pomodoros per week). I've left the data in it because still developing this new habit [2] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vwxiz_eh3KnwuziKUqvMYmfGch_Lef25IAN7q_7fxhU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vwxiz_eh3KnwuziKUqvM...
- mparr4 9y agoI love the "Streaks" mobile app for daily habit tracking. It's simple and clean.
- Buttons840 9y agoLooks similar to "Loop", except Loop is ad-free and open source.
- rayalez 9y agoAlso check out https://helix.startuplab.io https://helix.startuplab.io
- stuxnet79 9y agoHow did you cure your chronic back ache? I'm having issues right now which I think are being caused by anxiety but I'm not exactly sure how to address them. I've started doing a lot of exercise though, perhaps that will be all I need.
- Toast_25 9y agoPlanks helped a lot with mine. Also, deadlifts, but I urge you to learn proper form.
- yesenadam 9y agoSounds basically like Benjamin Franklin's method, detailed in his autobiography. He ruled up a page with all the virtues he wanted to see in himself down the left side, days along the top, and putting a black spot for each virtue he'd lapsed in that day.