My daughters make a spreadsheet with their to-dos, turning each block a favorite color when done, and derive satisfaction from completing all the blocks.
You might indulge in an episode of a favorite show after finishing your work for the day. For a lot of students, it’s helpful to take a five- minute break after studying for 25 uninterrupted minutes. You, too, can survive extended stretches of work, all while keeping yourself healthy. Doing homework at the same time and place each day, for example, only creates a strong homework habit when rewarded in one way or another. I want to help you dive into long study sessions with a stable plan. And with each repetition, seek some kind of reward. What you want to do more of, try doing so at the same time and in the same place. Why? Because over time, a mental link is forged between the trigger cue and the rewarded behavior.
Unlike other kinds of behavior, a habit runs on autopilot when triggered. In the long run, the superpower that enables people of all ages to realize their aspirations is habit.Ī habit is a behavior that, when repeated in the same situation over and over again, and reliably rewarded, becomes automatic. When I taught middle school math, many of my struggling students would swear up and down that they were going to turn around their performance in my class.
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