Environment > Motivation for New Habits
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Last week, we delved into the lifestyle changes you must make to design a better life for yourself.?
This week, we will talk about how you can transform your home to make room for your new healthy lifestyle.
As Leo Babuta says, when it comes to habits, “Make it so easy you can't say no.”
?? Creating the Right Environment at Home to Support New Habits
James Clear, the author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, writes that for habits, motivation is often overvalued.?
Clear adds that it isn’t motivation that determines your success with new habits. Instead, it is your environment.?
You need to create and curate your environment for success.?
If you want to get into the habit of drinking water as soon as you wake up, then keep a bottle of water next to your bed every night.?
If you want to restart your hobby of playing the guitar, then take the instrument out of the closet and place it somewhere prominent.?
You need to automate good decisions. Allow your environment to make good decisions for you.?
It isn't motivation that determines your success with new habits, instead it is your environment. Curate your environment for success.
??How to Turn Your House Into a Home?
The only way to make your home design personal is to let it reflect who you are.
Here are a few simple ways to infuse your personality into your décor:
2. Let green make it serene
Bring home a few pretty plants.?
They not only look good, but improve the air quality of your home and enhance your mood by grounding you.?
3. Have personal corners
You can only expect to make your house a home if it is functional for you.?
If your children find joy in reading, create a reading nook for them.
If you enjoy gardening, transform your balcony into a home garden.?
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If you love traveling, fill your room with travel memories and goals as well.?
It is essential that you make your home design in such a way that it nurtures your individuality.
4. Allow for natural lighting?
Imagine a gloomy setting. Now contrast it with a home where both light and breeze can play.?
In which setting do you think you will be more productive and at peace??
You have the answer!?
??Word of the Week
Choice Architecture
To design choices in a way that nudges decision-makers in the right direction. The idea is that you can optimize your default decisions and make them positive by curating your environment.?
For example, if you keep your yoga mat unrolled in front of you, the chances of you getting in a few stretches are greatly increased.
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‘Tis the season!
Here are some quick and easy ways to usher the festive spirit into your home:
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