I posted before about how to use geeky dice when you have a large (nearly overwhelming) ToDo list. The idea is that this prevents you from doing only the fun and easy tasks. More importantly, the process itself is fun! However, my current list of HabitShaper v2.0 tasks has some items which are clearly higher [...]
If you feel like the day flies by and you don’t ever have time to do what you planned to do, then waking up a few hours early might be a good goal to start with. Though there is still a debate whether sleeping less is good for you or not, it is well-established that [...]
Just wanted to point out a post by Ian Newby-Clark at his blog, “My Bad Habits”. He gives some good tips regarding what to do when life gets in the way of your daily routines. Here’s a summary: If things are really hectic, recognize you need to put your habits on hold for a bit. [...]
Have a look at these smart goal examples: I will be practicing violin for 10 measures every day, in two months. I will be completing 1 drawing every day, by next month. I will be doing 3 general physics problems every weekday, in two months. Which one do you think might cause problems? The first [...]
Washing dishes is something that, in my house, has always been an on-off thing. Either there are no dishes to wash, or there’s a pile. Being a nerd, I actually gave some thought as to why we went through a dishes/no-dishes cycle. For example, I know that in economics, if you introduce a fixed lag [...]
I am using HabitShaper to cut back on spending, and eliminate my debts. And it took a few minutes to set-up this plan, and it takes no thought to carry it out. How? Very simple, really: by paying down my debts daily. I used HS to make a goal of putting 20 dollars into my [...]
