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How do you keep consistency? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by marin@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I'm really bad at sticking to things. Every time I try to do something slow and good for me, I do it for a month or two tops and I just revert back into the habits that are bad for me.

For example, I did weightlifting for 2-3 months and I had a lot of fun doing it but I just slowly lost interest and stopped. I did daily journaling and meditation and it gave me a lot of peace and clarity but it only took one mental breakdown for me to quit. I read books daily for a month but I eventually got sucked back into consuming mostly digital media.

I know that all of the former activities were good for me and I genuinely enjoyed doing all of them but I just eventually get sucked back into my old bad habits. How do you break away from that?

For some additional information: I get therapy every 2 weeks and I'm not on any medication. Clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety

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[โ€“] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One other thing you can try is establishing triggers for your habbits. "When X happens, then I do Y." That helps me keep to certain habits. "When I watch Dragon Ball, then I lift weights" and "When it is Sunday at 6:00pm, then I do the dishes." It may not work for everyone, it may not work for you, but it has helped me. No more "Zero Days" also helps.

[โ€“] administrator@lemmy.pro 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah on that note OP read the book Atomic Habits, it has that tip in there and many more good ones, really great insights.