[Ask IH] Do you use "habit stacking" in your day-to-day to get things done?
Many of you probably practice this in your morning/night routine. The basic idea is to chain habits together in order to remember things, get them done and spend little to no brain power on it.
I've used it before in cooking, training, sometimes at work, and at times to help me get out of a mental anxiety dip (I've found a sequence of activities that almost always relieves my anxiety).
Have you used this "technique" for something else other than morning/night routines?
Here's a very in-depth explanation from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/habit-stacking
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I'm doing it for more than 2 years now and it's very effective. You can find it on my profile.
Nice! Did you start small or all-at-once? How has it changed over time?
Step by step. I focus on one, make it an habit, and then add a new one when I feel the need for it.
I'm doing elliptical now as I'm browsing IH
Also I often do breathing exercises while I read books with Relax Light app
Ah, so you usually try and do multiple things at once? Is any one of them the "main" habit?
Yeah, it's more like multitasking rather then sequencing them.
I'd say that the main ones are browse through social media and sites like these and reading books. This is something I will do anyway so why not do something in parallel :)
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That's cool that you've built some tools to help you out. I've built a little app for myself too. It lives only on my phone. How well have the tools you built helped you so far?
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That "starting inertia" is my experience too. It's almost as if hitting the GO button is the hardest. That's what my app helps me with... it's basically just a routine (list of short text strings) and a UI to let me feel like I've started.
James Clear has written about the importance of being able to bounce back after failing. https://jamesclear.com/get-back-on-track