July 9 Habits: Cardinal Rule

Affirmation: I look in the mirror and love WHO I see and do does God. 

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whoever believes in Him shall not die, but will have eternal life.

John 3:16
Compassionate Decision: I will greet this Day with a forgiving spirit. 

Cultivate Play & Rest. Let go exhaustion as a status symbol 

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Excerpt

Summary of the Cardinal Rule

The fourth level of behavior change is make it satisfying.
We are more likely to repeat a behavior when the experience is satisfying.
The human brain evolved to prioritize immediate rewards over delayed rewards.
The cardinal rule of behavior change: what is immediately rewarded is repeated. What is immediately punished is avoided.

To get a habit to stick you need to feel immediately successful even if it’s in a small way.

The first three laws of behavior change 

1) make it obvious, 

2) make it attractive,

3) make it easy…all increase the odds that a behavior will be performed this time. The fourth law behavior change “make it satisfying” increases the odds that a behavior will be repeated next time. 

How to Stick with Good Habits Every Day

If I miss one day, I try to get back into it as quickly as possible.

“The first rule of compounding: Never interrupt it unnecessarily.” — Charlie Munger

This is why “bad” workouts are often the most important ones. Sluggish days and bad workouts maintain the compound gains you accrued from previous good days.

Simply doing something — ten squats, five sprints, a push-up, anything really — is huge. Don’t put up a zero. Don’t let losses eat into your compounding