With this being said, centering focus on the smaller things in life to get 1 percent better each day rather than taking massive action. This is the exact reason why new year's resolutions never work, massive success does not require massive action.

If instead you center focus on things that seem small and unimportant like the tasks James Clear was doing in recovery from his baseball injury, it would help to build the foundation to get better each day. -“the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits”

Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” Apple Books. 

And this quote made me think about all of my habits, and the one that stands out the most to me is something the book calls half work. An example is watching a YouTube video while you write an essay. The book explains we are never fully committed to either task, and it ends up taking twice as long to finish half the task.

Achieving goals only changes your life for a moment while habits lay a foundation. The more you repeat good behavior, the more you will reinforce it as a part of my identity. “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become”

If we can establish a growth mindset, and manage our emotions we will be more ample to make it through the "valley of disappointment"

  For example, if my goal is to cut out junk food, before I eat if I ask myself 'would a healthy person eat this' and base my decision off of that. Focus on being that type of person, not the specific outcome(goal).

“Habits do not restrict freedom. They create it”

Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” Apple Books. 

This is how you will be able to create that mental space for thinking and creativity. When you have your basic habits dialed in, your mind is free to focus on new challenges. 

The more I repeat this habit, the more "normalized" I will think of said habit. With effective self-management and conscious decisions, you can resist these negative habits by always thinking about your decisions, as well as being in the present moment and not in cruise control.

Talk to someone around you on a habit you unconsciously make and if you could improve habit in any way.

   Using the +, -, and = to grade my habits and decipher whether the habit is benefit to my wellbeing rather than crossing off a to do list. Effective habits like brushing your teeth and making a cup of tea would get a + while looking at your phone would get a -. 

   Half of the battle is knowing what a bad habit is. A good analogy for thus would be to look it at from an outside perspective.

Get out a scrap paper write all of your routines or habits down on the paper, grade them, and then switch papers and see what a different perspective grades you.

Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” Apple Books.

Something you can do is making the cues for my preferred habits more obvious. Environment design is being aware of surrounding environmental parameters when creating plans/habits. 

This is beneficial because it gives a sense of control and understanding of how cues will work both positively and negatively.  EX. studying extra for a test by leaving it loud and proud on the table for me when I wake up the next morning. What Examples can you think of?