A
perfect lead in to NaNo,
Podcaster
Lewis Howes interviewed James Clear about the power of habit, how to set
habits, and what habits really are. It was a fantastic interview, and I
will link it here as best I can.
James
stated that habits are the compound interest of self improvement: How
amazing is that?
He
stated that the effects of your habits magnify over time. He was talking
about everything, but doughnuts were mentioned several times.
The
immediate impact of a delicious doughnut is the delicious doughnut… But
in the long term, that doughnut sets up a habit that can lead to weight gain.
He also
did mention writing a few times.
When you
write every single day you reinforce the habit of writing but also reinforce
the image of you as a writer - which is what appealed to my occasional writer
brain. When you write daily you become a person that knows they write daily.
When you write daily, well, need I say… you might be able to call
yourself a writer. How amazing would that be?
NaNoWri
Mo is incoming.
I have
seen all kinds of posts there about people worried about being able to write
that much.
Well,
sounds like James Clear has a suggestion.
Change
your habits… change your identity… then NaNo is going to be easy.
Thanks
James.
And
thanks Lewis Howes for having a great chat about habits.
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