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Habits and Willpower
It’s hard to keep up willpower for any length of time. Yes, we can stick to a low-fat 1,000 calorie diet and go hungry for a week or two, but eventually our willpower fades. And yes, we can do exercise we hate for a while… until we run out of willpower. Understanding the relationship between habits and willpower can help you stick to your resolutions and truly improve your life in the long term. But what about getting up to take the kids to school every morning, brushing our teeth or going to work every day. Those may not be our favorite things to do either, but we do them…
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The Benefits of Routine and Good Habits
Have you ever noticed that it gets harder to make decisions toward the end of the day? You’re too tried to figure out what to have for dinner or what to watch on TV. That’s because we all have a finite amount of decisions that we can make in any given day. One of the benefits of routine is that some of those decisions have been made ahead of time. Knowing that helps us prioritize. We can cut out a lot of decision making by implementing habits and routines. That way we save them for the important stuff. It also frees brain space for more creative and productive thinking. Routines…
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More Myths About Aging
Have some fun debunking these common myths about aging. Myths And Facts Of Aging Myth: Old People Lose Their Brain Power Fact: Wisdom Comes With Age University of California and Columbia University researchers found that subjects in their 60s and 70s did better on various tests than their 20-somethings counterparts. While the younger group was able to manipulate and process information faster, the older subjects benefited from a long life of education and life experience, and they were more focused, patient. . Myth: Old People Are Cranky Fact: Happiness Grows With Age Levels of life satisfaction often hit bottom in our 40s and then increase as we age to our…
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Using Affirmations to Form Good Habits
Have you ever struggled to form a new habit? If so you are not alone, most people struggle with this on a regular basis. When it comes to forming a habit you really need to have a positive mindset. You have to be open to allowing yourself to make changes. Yes, this isn’t as always easy as it sounds. One thing that can help you with this is using affirmations to form good habits. An affirmation is a short sentence or two that helps to reinforce positive thoughts. Here’s a few examples. . I respect by body and treat it well by eating as many healthy and natural foods as…
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How Your Feelings Affect Your Habits
Have you ever noticed how your feelings affect your habits every day? It’s even true that feeling a certain way can BECOME a habit. And these habits can have an effect on your life even if you aren’t aware of it. For example if you grew up in a home where your parents always argued, you may develop a fear of relationships. You may think it is perfectly normal for adults to constantly argue. If you have been surrounded by money issues, then this subject can always make you fearful or angry. A habit is just a set of steps that you do repeatedly, so you can see how negative…
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Creating a Time Management Plan
Creating a time management plan keeps you from wasting time. Having a plan makes every hour count, ensures that you get to work more quickly and helps distribute your time over all the tasks that you need to do each day, week, month and year. Creating a time management plan is an imperative if you want to be successful. Be Realistic With Your Plans Don’t go against your own internal clock when planning each day. If you know you struggle to get up in the morning, do not schedule things in the early morning hours. If you can manage in the mornings if you do tasks you like first, try…
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How to Start Your Day Well
I woke up early this morning, as I usually do. Wanting to get my day off to a good start, I went back and re-read an article that I had posted on 7HelpfulHints.com on How to Start Your Day Well. Here is an excerpt for you to enjoy. Get some ideas for starting your own day off right, then click through to read the rest. Waking up can be hard to do. Maybe you had a rough night, or just didn’t get to bed on time and could have used more sleep. When the morning arrives and you feel like you would rather hibernate than get out of bed, here…
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The Habit of Healthy Eating and Exercising
Most of us have developed bad habits when it comes to how we eat. Junk food. Snacks. High calorie drinks with no nutritional value. These are all tough habits to break. The habit of eating healthy and exercising is probably one of the toughest habits for people to develop. Why is it that this is such a complex task? It may all come down to your mindset first. As with any habit you have to want to make changes. If you don’t have a strong enough desire to lose weight and get healthy, you most likely won’t form a strong enough habit. It is very easy to view weight loss…
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Why You Should Avoid Processed Foods
If you’re trying to eat better, understanding why you should avoid processed foods should be the number one step on your list. Understanding how processed foods are less nutritious is an important part of the shift to healthier eating. Why Are Processed Foods Bad for You? Do you love fast food burgers, baked goods and delivery pizza? If so, you are eating processed foods. When you take a bite out of an apple or eat banana, you are enjoying a food that is free of processing (as long as the apple is not dipped in caramel, and the banana is not found in banana cream pie). What Is a Processed…
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Forming Good Habits
Good habits are necessary in all areas of our lives. From losing weight, to learning how to manage your finances successfully, forming good habits is the cornerstone of success. This article will take a quick look at why good habits are great to have, and how you can go about forming them. Personal Habits Can you easily identify any good habits you already have? Do you exercise regularly? Do you organize your bills so you don’t miss paying them on time? While these things may seem small they are good habits that help you stay organized with your life. When you begin to perform tasks without thinking, this means that…
