Create healthy habits

You’re not going for perfection here. Improving your well-being is a life-long process for all of us. Maybe choose one area to focus on first and work on building habits to improve.

For example, maybe you know you feel so much better when you sleep at least 8 hours every night. For two weeks, you decide you will be in bed by 10:30 pm and limit your time on your phone so that you are asleep in time to get your 8 hours.

Habit stacking is a simple way to build new habits

Habit stacking is a simple way to build new habits by adding them to things you already do every day. By "stacking" one habit on top of another, it’s easier to remember and do.

For example, let’s take your sleep goal. You know you watch your favorite Netflix show each night. You decide that for the first 10 minutes of your show, you will complete an easy stretching routine. This takes your existing habit (watching Netflix) and “stacks” a new, healthier habit on top of it. The idea is that since watching Netflix is already part of your routine, it will remind you to stretch.

The key is using habits you already have to trigger new ones!

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