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Was a little too theoretical for me, so I like something a little more simple about habits... >...habits are, simply, reliable solutions to recurring problems
by stanrivers 5y ago
Was a little too theoretical for me, so I like something a little more simple about habits...
>...habits are, simply, reliable solutions to recurring problems in our environment. - Jason Hreha [1]
>Whenever you face a problem repeatedly, your brain begins to automate the process of solving it. Your habits are just a series of automatic solutions that solve the problems and stressed you face regularly. - James Clear [1]
The point that was interesting about habits, to me, is that they are unconscious. So this means that you don't necessarily know that you even have them. And they guide a large part of your life. So, if you are not in a spot in life where you want to be, look at your habits... it takes some effort because they are unconscious... but then you can work on changing them.
The unconscious part is important too, though, in a good way. They are programs running in the background that allow you direct your attention to new things that you don't encounter often. Kind of cool when you think that humans have a way to auto-program an auto-pilot for things they encounter often, so that the brain can be better prepared for new things.
[1] https://newsletter.butwhatfor.com/p/habits-maketh-the-man https://newsletter.butwhatfor.com/p/habits-maketh-the-man
- yunohn 5y ago> Was a little too theoretical for me I sort of agree - it reads like a literature review converted to an article. But still, pleasantly readable IMHO without much prior knowledge.
- Arbamem 5y agoI believe that lack of habit formation is a big part of at least some ADHD cases. Having your unconscious make something a habit is how you learn to focus, if your unconscious doesn't decide to make things habits and instead just look for new ways and solutions to do stuff you'll have a hard time focusing. I don't think that lack of habit formation is necessarily a bad thing, making something a habit is good if that something is good, but bad if you learn things that are wrong. Meaning I'd argue that people who are worse at forming habits are likely better at rethinking their beliefs and theories.
- klysm 5y ago> I believe that lack of habit formation is a big part of at least some ADHD cases. Definitely a significant part of my case. Until I started using a smart watch to walk me through morning and night routines, I had no routines. I generally don’t have regular habits which makes maintaining basic life stuff difficult at times.
- ff_ 5y agoI 100% relate to this, so the smartwatch bit is very interesting as I didn't think of using it for this - what's your workflow like? Do you just have calendar events on your wrist, or a more custom solution?
- klysm 5y agoI use an app called Routinery (Apple Watch) and you can just setup sequences of tasks that trigger at times. Very simple but exactly what I need for the morning.
- dgellow 5y agoSame. I learned earlier this year that I have multiple of the ADHD symptoms. Since then I got an Apple Watch just for reminders, after reading people from r/adhd praising its use. For the first time I feel that my days have a structure, and I can check at any time if I already did something instead of forgetting about it and doing it more than once (such as feeding my cat, who needs a very strict diet because of a health condition)
- notsospecialk 5y ago> Was a little too theoretical for me It was published on a psychology website.