The opinion you have of yourself is very very important. Stay clean.
Avoid the Second
MIstake
by James Clear | Read
this article on JamesClear.com
So often, we make the mistake of
believing that sticking to good habits is an all-or-nothing game. (I say “we”
because I’ve been there before as well.)
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We assume that if we
slip up on our diet, then we have ruined the whole thing.
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We act like missing
one day of writing means we simply weren’t meant to be a writer.
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We use our lack of
motivation to work out as evidence that we don’t have the willpower to make
change happen.
These
beliefs are incorrect. Habits are behaviors that we repeat consistently.
However, they are not behaviors that we repeat perfectly. This small idea—that
consistency does not require perfection—is important.
When it
comes to building good habits and breaking bad habits, individual mistakes do
not matter in the long-run. Instead, it is the second mistake that is far more
important. Let’s talk about why this is true.
I don't agree with this idea, i believe the What the hell effect is more powerful. When you are on diet and you make the first mistake and the day is lost you start a binge because it's not a diet day anymore, so What the hell. Most people are like me if you don't do the first mystake you stick 100% to the routine but if you do .........it's a mess.
Don't do the first mistake. Do everything in your power. All or nothing it's the realty here. There is even a more powerfull effect that Dan Ariely mention in his books. If you wear a fake luxury item you feel you are cheating. And when you have the opportunity to cheat you do it more than people that didn't wear fake luxury items. If you have the impression that you are a cheater you tend to become one.
The opinion you have of yourself is very very important. Stay clean.
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I agree that avoiding the first mistake is preferably. However, making the first mistake and avoiding repetition is the most important issue for me. That gives you the fitness/robustness of your will.
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TRUE!
Delete1st mistake is a signal you are loosing the focus. Always keep the focus!
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