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How to develop the habits that will skyrocket your life
We are all guilty of this at one point. You decide to improve your life, so you set a goal towards that objective and try to develop a specific habit to help you achieve the goal.
Initially, you were dutifully cultivating this new habit until the uncertainties of life get a better part of you, which leads to skipping a day. Later, the pattern repeats itself. This time you are skipping more days. At last, you resigned yourself to your fate because you simply can’t develop this new habit you desire.
The truth is that it is difficult to cultivate new habits. We all have our share of chaotic existence, which makes it tough to be loyal to any routine, and it’s even more challenging trying to fit a new schedule into your already chaotic life. And your constant thought is how can you build a new routine when you’ve already tried and failed in the past?
Roy F. Baumeister and his colleagues conducted an experiment that deals with a concept known as ego depletion, which refers to the idea that self-control or willpower draws upon a limited pool of mental resources that can be used up.
Simply put, our willpower is like a muscle, which can be strengthened and fatigued. It weakens throughout the…
