Habit Weaving

# Chapter 114

Habit weaving. We need habit weaving on several levels. First of all we need to weave the habit and surround it with lots of threads and cables so that it doesn’t break. Its not really a habit if you break it often. 90% of the time is kinda the minimum requirement for a habit don’t you agree? If I can pull this off while gallivanting all over the world, then you can pull this off in the comfort of your own living space. I honestly don’t know how other people make or add habits to their lives, and entire books have been written about this subject, the best of which is likely Atomic Habits, by James Clear. At this age and stage of life, I can pretty much just decide to start a new habit and we are off and running for years. But I am also at the age and stage of life where I don’t need many new habits. I am in pretty deep grooves with the ones I already have.

But we are beginning to stray from the idea of habit weaving. The second and third levels of habit weaving are about combining and grouping activities that complement one another. A second level example would be that the most logical time to practice my stretching and physical therapy habit would be right before or after I begin my cardio habit. Trust me, it only works if you do it before. I always fail to tack it on after. A third level example would be that I am only allowed to listen to my audiobooks while sweating my daily cardio habit. The more engrossing the story the longer I sweat. Its a win win on almost every level. This is habit weaving 101.