Consistency & the archaeologist within
“I haven’t started because I’m not clear on what my next step should be.”
That’s a good picture of me and my journey to building better habits for consistency and productivity.
I’ve read books (maybe half a book), several podcasts, and lots of YouTube videos on these topics. The advice is largely persistent: build good habits, map out your calendar/journal, follow the plan, and with time, your daily 1% improvements will compound enough for you to see results.
However, I’ve found that I haven’t obeyed these teachings of habit-building and productivity because my life lacks the structure required to do so.
Interestingly, although I generally struggle with this predicament of inconsistency, I’ve had a couple of episodes where I just did the damn thing. I got out of bed and took a long walk; I said no to a piece of cake at 11 pm and didn’t die; I timed myself for 30 minutes and did focused work. And so I’m thinking: In those moments, I didn’t have an elaborate 6-week plan for consistency, but I did something. Could it really be okay not to have a step-by-step plan for consistency?
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