{"id":1381,"date":"2009-12-30T08:45:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:42:29","slug":"1381-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/1381-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Focusing on one change at a time for two months each"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zen Habits, one of my favorite e-mail newsletters, offered guidance this week on making New Year’s resolutions using the Six Changes Method.
\nHere’s how it works:<\/p>\n

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  1. Pick 6 habits for 2010.<\/li>\n
  2. Pick 1 of the 6 habits to start with.<\/li>\n
  3. Commit as publicly as possible to creating this new habit in 2 months.<\/li>\n
  4. Break the habit into 8 baby steps, starting with a ridiculously easy step. Example: if you want to floss, the first step is just to get out a piece of floss at the same time each night.<\/li>\n
  5. Choose a trigger for your habit \u2013 something already in your routine that will immediately precede the habit. Examples: eating breakfast, brushing your teeth, showering, waking up, arriving at the office, leaving the office, getting home in the evening.<\/li>\n
  6. Do the 1st, really easy baby step for one week, right after the trigger. Post your progress publicly. (Read more.)<\/li>\n
  7. Each week, move on to a slightly harder step. You\u2019ll want to progress faster, but don\u2019t. You\u2019re building a new habit. Repeat this until you\u2019ve done 8 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You now have a new habit! Commit to Habit No. 2 and repeat the process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    You can read more, including why big, vague resolutions don’t work and why author Leo Babauta thinks six changes can by clicking here<\/a>.
    \nAnd check out Leo’s     http:\/\/6changes.com\/<\/a> for more moral support.
    \nIf you were going to make six changes to your life, what would they be? If you practiced each for two months with daily focus, do you think you could make them stick?<\/strong>
    \nThis week I\u2019m blogging about making \u2014 and keeping \u2014 resolutions.<\/p>\n