Tiny tips: start a tiny habit now to improve your well-being in old age
Steep stairs, old feet: time to start a tiny habit
This is the best tip anyone you’ll ever get when it comes to making lifestyle changes that will help you to achieve well-being in old age: Start some new habits now, no matter how tiny.
And the most foolproof, friendly, easy way to start changing your habits is by doing BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits course. It takes less than 30 minutes in total over five days and gives you a skill that can transform the way you approach life. No grandiose ambitions. Just baby steps.
No disclaimer: I have huge respect for BJ Fogg but I have nothing to gain here. Oh, and I forgot to mention that the Tiny Habits course is free.
You will pick three teeny tiny steps towards making lifestyle changes to improve your quality of life in old age. You make your own decisions and you cannot fail, so have fun!
Sounds fun
Sounds good!
Don’t go down those stairs in stocking feet, and hold the rail tightly.
Good habits.
My most powerful epiphany, was back when I had a punk rocker and a skateboarding teenager – one with a green mohawk and the other with dreadlocks, and we were in the pharmacy trying to purchase black hair dye as the school wanted the bright green mohawk toned down. I was in a cute suit with a briefcase trying to attract the eye of the young pharmacist who was trying to avoid me… I realised my kids had a life…. and I needed to get one… so I ran away eventually to Timaru to do Owen Marshal’s writing course at Aoraki (21 weeks)…. and that is how my writing life began!
Wonderful story. Nice epiphany. But is there a tiny habit in here? You would be amazed by the course, Maggie!
Oh I get the link now. I think.
Finally I woke up. BJ Fogg says there are 3ways you can change your behaviour. No. 1, have an epiphany! You were lucky, took the shortcut to changing your habits!
I’ll look into that – thanks for the link
Cathy, when I walk past Squirrel I think of you and your joy of writing. Thanks for our real world meeting!
Thank you for coming to meet me so soon after your return home. I’m back in the UK now and my whole six weeks in NZ seems almost unreal.
Strange how that happens, isn’t it? I hope all is well.
Sorry, Rachel, I went off on a tangent sparked by epiphany – but yes, the tiny habit, is the writing… needs to be more of a habit. XX You are inspirational.
Aha,got it. I am very happy to have spared you!
I love the idea of tiny habits. I will check it out. It does seem true that if you repeat something a few times you can establish a habit. Sadly it works for bad habits too!
Quite true— and for changing bad habits too.
I think I need to replace old habits with new ones. But tomorrow, tomorrow!
A tiny habit must not take more than 30 seconds…
My tiny tip? Drink warm water with lemon juice first thing every morning- sorts out the kidneys & hydrates everything… best way to start the day before your coffee or tea 🙏🏼😊
Nice one!
My Nana at 80+ [a few years ago now], informed me how to go down narrow steps. To this day every time I encounter them I remember her words!
Haw fantastic! What did she advise?
A side step which seems a difficult way to do it though in practice it isn’t. Hanging onto the hand rail is a must.
Wow. I will try that for future reference, as you did. No problems at this point.