Tag: Habit
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No regrets moves
I love finding “no regrets” moves. These are actions we can take which have positive impact in all (or nearly all) circumstances. They aren’t contingent on other actions or actors – they have no dependencies. Exercise in most circumstances is a no regrets move. Any exercise is better than no exercise, so in a spare…
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Beware icy conditions with loose feedback loops
This morning on the way to the tube, the footpath was frozen over. This meant I had to adjust my walking gait to avoid falling over. Had I strolled to the station in my typical jaunty style, I would have likely spent the rest of the morning in the accident and emergency department of the…
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Find a rhythm, not a rut
We crave habit, regularity and consistency. And for good reason. Habits allow us to automate good behaviours and leverage muscle memory. They help us achieve a state of unconscious competence with practices that we want to engage in regularly. But every behaviour turns dark when taken to the extreme and our habits are no exception. …
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It doesn’t need to be an umbrella…
…but we need something to keep the rain off. I tend to dislike umbrellas because other people’s umbrellas tend to get dangerously close to my eyes (just the wrong height for wet weather). This doesn’t mean that I always turn up wet, just that I employ a different rain mitigation strategy (hat, coat and waterproof…