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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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This is missing step 5 - a few months later I forget that I have a habit and have to start over from scratch
Every. Single. Time.
If you have to remember to do it it's not a habit. Or at least that's my understanding of habits.
Yeah that's what I'm talking about.
I have habits that I don't have to think about and then one day they're just gone and I have to start over. Usually it happens by having a sudden realization that the thing I did for months without thinking about it has not been done for several weeks. Then to rebuild that habit I have to start over again.
Makes sense. I never had any habits besides getting various forms of entertainment on the internet so I can't relate. I always have to make an active effort to do something and then at some point (usually days, a few weeks is my absolute maximum) my brain refuses to even do the bare minimum to make me do stuff.
Same, like once my brain forgets it's supposed to be a habit it's just gone. It sucks.
I'm still working on getting myself to do the same thing every day for a week, forget about 3 months.
You have to remember to do it, but you don't always have to actively try to do so