Melinda sent me this article about forming new habits. This paragraph is especially relevant to me right now:
Ms. Ryan and Ms. Markova have found what they call three zones of existence: comfort, stretch and stress. Comfort is the realm of existing habit. Stress occurs when a challenge is so far beyond current experience as to be overwhelming. It’s that stretch zone in the middle — activities that feel a bit awkward and unfamiliar — where true change occurs.
I'm pretty sure I've been over-challenging myself with this and it's time to scale way back. I want to get to this "stretch zone" rather than stress. I've decided to take on no more than 2 things at a time - doing the 2 step, pfff.
I'm going to pull everything but quitting smoking and working on the house for now. I'm almost done with the smoke breaker so I'll add something new at that time. I think this change will help me keep this going.
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