#building good habits

[habitica]

APRIL BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS!

We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can hang out by a Wall with Flowering Vines, bask in the glow of a Forest Sunset, and get your hands dirty in the Container Garden. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds on web and Menu > Inventory > Customize Avatar on mobile!

Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Optimist Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)

#habitica #gamification #pixel art #habitrpg #productivity #motivation #building good habits #enchanted armoire

[sandyhibbard]

Building Habits to Support The Life You Want

Building Habits to Support The Life You Want Getting our lives and businesses geared up for success is all about cultivating those good habits that align with the kind of lifestyle we crave. It’s like wanting to conquer a marathon – you have to develop a habit of hitting the pavement, training hard, and breaking a sweat, right? Or if you’re after a life free from the corporate grind, it’s about…

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#accomplishments #bloganuary #building good habits #letting go of fear #opportunities

[t00thpasteface]

grab that toothbrush dattebayo

#trying to start off my dorm livin' by building GOOD HABITS and being NICE and it's really its own reward. i love doing it!!! #art #sketch #shebbz portrait

[himero-love]

i am happy enough in this world without them :)

#had an amazing day #building good habits #90 day review went really weelllllll WOOOOO #people are kind to me #thank you <3

[shorthaltsjester]

the mighty nein - critical role

this is a place where i don't feel alone. this is a place where i feel at home.

#also with softer vibes. i offer They #every silly little brainheart found family deserves a to build a home edit #the mighty nein maybe most of all. thats my family #also the lyrics deliciously well suited to m9. #when jester pulls that. stupid tarot card for fjord. home or traveler. and there's a carnival wagon. and veth says Thats Us! . them #i just think about . the tower is their home the xhorhouse is their home the lavish chateau is their home the balleater. the mistake. #the nein heroez. veth and yezas apartment. the dome. fjord and jesters living room floor. #a bar with a silly name on rumblecusp #also like. the song has stone and dust imagery. gardens and trees. #the inherent temporality of life and love and how that holds no bearing on how greatly people can love. im losin it okay. #ive been making this edit for days straight with my computer screaming at me for trying to shove 143 episodes of cr into a 2min20sec video. #crying becuase. theyre a family do you get it. they were nine lonely people and most of them had given up on seeing their own lives #as something that might be good. something that might make the world a better place. and in the end they're heroes. #and it doesn't matter if no one else knows because They know they're heroes. and they wouldn't've believed that was true when they met. #rattling the bars of my enclosure. to be loved is to be changed #posted on twitter and want to get in the habit of posting here too bc. #general reasons but also bc . i have noticed some of the ppl liking/sharing it are also ppl who shit on my ops by vaguing about my posts #which is in general whatever but does leave a funny taste in my mouth. #critical role #the mighty nein #cr2 #caleb widogast #caduceus clay #jester lavorre #fjord #veth brenatto #yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett #mollymauk tealeaf #my posts

[beescake]

Sorry for the spam (^o^;) I just really like your blog

no need to apologize ayy!

in this corner we welcome all forms of enjoyment, regardless of whether you're a

happy to have yall here w me,

headin into homestuck 2024 :^)

#was debating if sollux truly was lurker type but then i rmbr'd him quietly reading all of karkat's memos for a good laugh HAHAHAHAAH #ask #aleemie #homestuck #karkat vantas #sollux captor #solkat #2024 #vioart #but o. regarding the etiquette learned frm other socmed #spamming here is safe+good! it does not harm the op by shadowbanning like instagram #and its not 💀 like twitter where ur likes/following are permanently set to public #ur tumblr experience is within ur control it can be as free/empty/curated as u want!! #((tho ofc i do encourage rbing for ppl who've been hoping to start that habit!! #s'cool to slowly work ur way up from the extra special posts that hv lingered longest in ur heart and quietly build ur cache trove :-) #for example back when i was struggling to rt on a new twt acc i just started setting nonsense criteria for myself LOL #like “breaking this void is scary holy fuck ok i shall start by rting posts w brownish/reddish clrs bcs its inspo vibes for my art” #and gradually after a while of deliberate sharing i gained more confidence to share a larger variety of posts that make me feel things!!!! #no more training wheels i may be scared but i love loving more!!!! #same goes for engaging w fics too it takes energy to think of how to comment and thats ok‚ do ur best to explore what works for u!!!! #take screenshots of ur fave paragraphs & start annotating in gallery/notes app if that helps!!!! #also tumblr's customizable queue means u can stack posts and bolt hgehehe. my preferred form of existing on the net))

[orangerosebush]

Artemis will disassemble and clean a fountain pen with the same level of intensity as Butler disassembling and cleaning one of his guns.

#artemis fowl #Artemis will just automatically include the upkeep of Butler's his mother's Juliet's and Holly's fountain pens in the upkeep of his own #Holly and Juliet tend not to use their pens often (which they have because Artemis gifted them pens) so Artemis will help whenever they vis #visit. Then with Butler it is largely due to the man not having the habit of building 'frivolous' rituals of care into his day so Artemis w #will care for the pens as Butler does (at the end of it all) adore the devices #with Angeline I feel Artemis is just so wholly dedicated to that kind of small act of care when it comes to his mother #(thinking of him composing a unique ringtone for her calls) #I think Fowl Sr is more of a ballpoint pen or a pencil fellow and Artemis will sometimes include his father in the hobby by cleaning #and repairing pens in his father's study while the man works (so he will have the experience of being included through the upkeep) #Tim does appreciate when Artemis shows off some of the special/exclusive inks he purchases #he finds the beauty of the ink a much more accessible aspect of the hobby #that diane ackerman quote about crying in a museum while looking at a piece of yellow sulfur and thinking about how lucky we are to live on #a planet of a natural yellow that is so marvelously yellow #Artemis will do ink tests (when you get a new ink and experiment with it on good quality paper) when his father is in the room for this rea #reason

[bibannana]

Ahsoka *smiling*: We are gathered to celebrate the best man I know.

Anakin *preening to Padmé*: This is all for me-

Obi-wan *rolls his eyes*: Obviously you are mistaken, this is about me.

Ahsoka *hits spot light controls*: Master Plo Koon!

Wolffe *holding a cake that says #1 Dad General*: This was her idea.

104th *cheering*

Anakin and Obi-wan *blink dumbfounded*: Ah.

Taglist: @soliloquy-of-nemo @jiabeewrites @staycalmandhugaclone @nekotaetae @sexy-rex

#to be fair you both are good influences #but maybe not in the best ways sir jump of the building #and sir flirts-alot #*shakes head* bad habits! #plo koon deserves recognition of best dad #i mean general #plo koon #ahsoka tano #commander wolffe #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #padmé amidala #padmé #obi wan #anakin #skywalker #ahsoka #wolffe #plo #star wars #incorrect star wars quotes #the clone wars #tcw #clone wars #incorrect clone wars quotes #104th shenanigans #104th

[chiropteracupola]

people I went to high school with are getting married, what is the world coming to

#news from the cupola #and for the record I and the people in question are twenty that is too young good lird #then again I also disagree with their other habits such as eating only turkey in order to build a body made only of muscle

[ilovecoelacanths]

heya everyone i'm gonna be taking a break from tumblr for a little while i think. there's just a lot of things happening in my life right now and spending so much time on here is definitely not helping anything. since it's clear i can't just be on here like. a regular amount at this point i think the solution is just to stop completely for a bit. i'll be back at some point and if we're mutuals and i have your discord i might message you on there if anything super exciting happens. if we're mutuals and you want my discord you can message me on here for it. see you all later :]

#my post #bee talks #uhhh #personal #? i guess. idk what i should tag this as lmao #not marine biology #i'm fine btw everyone i just am trying to like. build better habits and stuff #and i figured not spending multiple hours a day on tumblr was a good place to start

[justforbooks]

In 2007, researchers at Oxford University started peering into the brains of newborn babies. What they found was surprising.

After comparing the newborn brains to the normal adult human, the researchers realized that the average adult had 41 percent fewer neurons than the average newborn.

At first glance, this discovery didn’t make sense. If babies have more neurons, then why are adults smarter and more skilled?

Let’s talk about what is going on here, why this is important, and what it has to do with building better habits and mastering your mental and physical performance.

There is a phenomenon that happens as we age called synaptic pruning. Synapses are connections between the neurons in your brain. The basic idea is that your brain prunes away connections between neurons that don’t get used and builds up connections that get used more frequently.

For example, if you practice playing the piano for 10 years, then your brain will strengthen the connections between those musical neurons. The more you play, the stronger the connections become. Not only that, the connections become faster and more efficient each time you practice. As your brain builds stronger and faster connections between neurons, you can express your skills with more ease and expertise. It is a biological change that leads to skill development.

Meanwhile, someone else who has never played the piano is not strengthening those connections in their brain. As a result, the brain prunes away those unused connections and allocates energy toward building connections for other life skills.

This explains the difference between newborn brains and adult brains. Babies are born with brains that are like a blank canvas. Everything is a possibility, but they don’t have strong connections anywhere. The adults, however, have pruned away a good deal of their neurons, but they have very strong connections that support certain skills.

Now for the fun part. Let’s talk about how synaptic pruning plays an important role in building new habits.

Synaptic pruning occurs with every habit you build. As we’ve covered, your brain builds a strong network of neurons to support your current behaviors. The more you do something, the stronger and more efficient the connection becomes.

You probably have very strong habits and connections that you take for granted each day. For example, your brain is probably very efficient at remembering to take a shower each morning or to brew your morning cup of coffee or to open the blinds when the sun rises … or thousands of other daily habits. You can take advantage of these strong connections to build new habits.

How?

When it comes to building new habits, you can use the connectedness of behavior to your advantage. One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behavior on top. This is called habit stacking.

Habit stacking is a special form of an implementation intention. Rather than pairing your new habit with a particular time and location, you pair it with a current habit. This method, which was created by BJ Fogg as part of his Tiny Habits program, can be used to design an obvious cue for nearly any habit.

Habit Stacking Examples

The habit stacking formula is:

After/Before [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

For example:

After I pour my cup of coffee each morning, I will meditate for one minute.

After I take off my work shoes, I will immediately change into my workout clothes.

After I sit down to dinner, I will say one thing I’m grateful for that happened today.

After I get into bed at night, I will give my partner a kiss.

After I put on my running shoes, I will text a friend or family member where I am running and how long it will take.

Again, the reason habit stacking works so well is that your current habits are already built into your brain. You have patterns and behaviors that have been strengthened over years. By linking your new habits to a cycle that is already built into your brain, you make it more likely that you’ll stick to the new behavior.

Once you have mastered this basic structure, you can begin to create larger stacks by chaining small habits together. This allows you to take advantage of the natural momentum that comes from one behavior leading into the next.

Your morning routine habit stack might look like this:

After I pour my morning cup of coffee, I will meditate for sixty seconds.

After I meditate for sixty seconds, I will write my to-do list for the day.

After I write my to-do list for the day, I will immediately begin my first task.

Or, consider this habit stack in the evening:

After I finish eating dinner, I will put my plate directly into the dishwasher.

After I put my dishes away, I will immediately wipe down the counter.

After I wipe down the counter, I will set out my coffee mug for tomorrow morning.

You can also insert new behaviors into the middle of your current routines. For example, you may already have a morning routine that looks like this: Wake up > Make my bed > Take a shower. Let’s say you want to develop the habit of reading more each night. You can expand your habit stack and try something like: Wake up > Make my bed > Place a book on my pillow > Take a shower. Now, when you climb into bed each night, a book will be sitting there waiting for you to enjoy.

Overall, habit stacking allows you to create a set of simple rules that guide your future behavior. It’s like you always have a game plan for which action should come next. Once you get comfortable with this approach, you can develop general habit stacks to guide you whenever the situation is appropriate:

When I see a set of stairs, I will take them instead of using the elevator.

Social skills. When I walk into a party, I will introduce myself to anyone I don’t know yet.

When I want to buy something over $100, I will wait 24 hours before purchasing.

Healthy eating. When I serve myself a meal, I will always put veggies on my plate first.

When I buy a new item, I will give something away. (“One in, one out.”)

When the phone rings, I will take one deep breath and smile before answering.

When I leave a public place, I will check the table and chairs to make sure I don’t leave anything behind.

No matter how you use this strategy, the secret to creating a successful habit stack is selecting the right cue to kick things off. Unlike an implementation intention, which specifically states the time and location for a given behavior, habit stacking implicitly has the time and location built into it. When and where you choose to insert a habit into your daily routine can make a big difference. If you’re trying to add meditation into your morning routine but mornings are chaotic and your kids keep running into the room, then that may be the wrong place and time. Consider when you are most likely to be successful. Don’t ask yourself to do a habit when you’re likely to be occupied with something else.

Your cue should also have the same frequency as your desired habit. If you want to do a habit every day, but you stack it on top of a habit that only happens on Mondays, that’s not a good choice.

One way to find the right trigger for your habit stack is by brainstorming a list of your current habits. You can use your Habits Scorecard as a starting point. Alternatively, you can create a list with two columns. In the first column, write down the habits you do each day without fail.

For example:

Get out of bed.

Take a shower.

Brush your teeth.

Get dressed.

Brew a cup of coffee.

Eat breakfast.

Take the kids to school.

Start the work day.

Eat lunch.

End the work day.

Change out of work clothes.

Sit down for dinner.

Turn off the lights.

Get into bed.

Your list can be much longer, but you get the idea. In the second column, write down all of the things that happen to you each day without fail. For example:

The sun rises.

You get a text message.

The song you are listening to ends.

The sun sets.

Armed with these two lists, you can begin searching for the best place to layer your new habit into your lifestyle.

Habit stacking works best when the cue is highly specific and immediately actionable. Many people select cues that are too vague. I made this mistake myself. When I wanted to start a push-up habit, my habit stack was, “When I take a break for lunch, I will do ten push-ups.” At first glance, this sounded reasonable. But soon, I realized the trigger was unclear. Would I do my push-ups before I ate lunch? After I ate lunch? Where would I do them? After a few inconsistent days, I changed my habit stack to: “When I close my laptop for lunch, I will do ten push-ups next to my desk.” Ambiguity gone.

Habits like “read more” or “eat better” are worthy causes but far too vague. These goals do not provide instruction on how and when to act. Be specific and clear: After I close the door. After I brush my teeth. After I sit down at the table. The specificity is important. The more tightly bound your new habit is to a specific cue, the better the odds are that you will notice when the time comes to act.

Happy habit stacking!

✔ This article is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of New York Times bestselling book Atomic Habits.

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#just for books #habit stacking #build good habits #atomic habits #book review

[habitica]

THE APRIL FOOL ARRIVES IN HABITICA!

The denizens of Habitica peer anxiously at their calendars as the first of April dawns. It’s a lovely spring day and the ground is slightly damp from recent rain.

Suddenly, up from the very ground of the flowery fields around Habit city rises the Master of Rogues, the April Fool! He’s popped up out of nowhere. He’s really outdone himself with this entrance!

“Good day Habiticans! I don’t think I need to remind you what delightful occasion graces us this day! I must admit this year I was a bit stumped as to how to bring a new and thrilling surprise, but I’ll never pass up a chance to prove that I’m Habitica’s #1 Fun Guy. I hope you have mush room in your stable…”

Everyone’s pets have turned into different fungi! There’s a whole rainbow of colorful and strange mushrooms to share the holiday with your avatar.

Equipping different pets will show different fungi pet designs. Have fun discovering them all and be sure to check out the April Fool’s Social Media Challenge for a fun chance to share your new pets, win gems, and have your avatar shared on Habitica’s official social media accounts!

#habitica #gamification #pixel art #habitrpg #productivity #motivation #building good habits #april fool's day #april fools

[muirmarie]

I have been falling down on the job tbh. This is my accountability post. Need to finish something by next weekend - and I absolutely know the way that I write, that is MORE than reasonable. Something finished/posted by next weekend!!!!! If I don't, then I don't get to read ANYTHING until I do.

Self, this is a THREAT.

#stretching that writing muscle tag #trying to build good habits is truly the worst!!!!! no one has suffered like i suffer!!!!! lmaooo #it's not that i haven't been writing - its that I've been EXTREMELY unfocused with my writing #I've been DABBLING #which is. and this is not an exaggeration. a death knell for me. i KNOW this. #so i do absolutely need to focus up and crack down #one week!!!!!

[angelnumber27]

been doin a little 30 min skin care routine every day and working out every day again and I feel good :)

#just treating myself and my body better in general has helped so much #the other day I just decided there’s no reason to not take the best care of myself #and I know it helps my mental health as well #trying to build good constructive habits to fill the place of old bad habits #I also read every day #and make sure I laugh #and listen to good music

[talentforlying]

i truly don't think i talk about constantine's generally lame qualities enough because i spend a lot of time on his occult persona or highlighting the lovely things about him that have been lost/discarded in later adaptations, so like. aside from the obvious conning, lying, stealing, and occasional backstabbing that come with the work, some everyday bad habits include:

he forgets people's birthdays far more often than he remembers them, including the birthdays of family and partners. it's going to happen. now, he does have memory problems / usually has a lot going on in life, but he's also always had a negative attitude towards his own birthday and is not likely to consider someone else's important enough to prepare for ahead of time. he'll always go out of his way to make up for it, but a half-assed last-minute gift and even more half-assed apology isn't always an enjoyable tradition when you've known him for a long time. (of course, if you've known him a long time, you might have come to expect it by now. doesn't make it nicer.)

when it comes to apologies, he does usually mean them, but it rarely comes off that way. a lot of the time, it's either a casual 'sorry' followed by breezing on as if nothing happened, or if called on that, a 'sorry' followed with something deflective/self-pitying like 'what else do you want me to say?' / 'look, i knew you'd be upset if i told you' / 'you'd have been angrier if i did x instead'. it's shitty and he knows it, and he does try to make up for it / explain his reasons when he feels like he has the time to do so. but it's shitty and he knows it and he keeps doing it anyway (and keeps doing the things he ends up needing to apologize for too), so, make your own judgments.

he'll often straight up run away from emotional conflict if he thinks someone's about to be angry at him. physically, actually, run away. this can include ghosting people for weeks, or until he finally gets up the courage to face a well-deserved bollocking. he will eventually come back to face the music, but it's hard to miss the initial fleeing.

chronically running his mouth is a given, but doing so even after you've asked / told him to shut the fuck up can also be a given. he doesn't care if it's the mother you're reconciling with, a friend you're trying to ice out without causing further drama, or your grudge-holding boss: if he perceives unfairness or a slight against someone he likes / cares about, he's likely to chat shit to people's faces about it, regardless of social rules/conventions. he's got a very strong sense of justice and very bad impulse control, and as much as he's willing to put himself on the line to defend somebody else, he doesn't always consider the potential for collateral damage to the person he's defending. (mind you, if a hard boundary is set ahead of time to keep his mouth shut in a situation, he will be careful not to cross it, but without explicit guidelines, his instinct is to fight.)

fridge pilferer. he's a surprisingly good houseguest most of the time, and usually asks before taking food from a pantry or a cupboard, but his fridge logic is 'if it's in there, it'll expire sooner or later, so i might as well do them a favor' and take it off their hands.' leftovers he leaves alone, and he won't go for vegetables if he can avoid it, but anything else (eggs, milk, cold cuts, yogurt) is considered fair game.

he's constantly reading people's mail, albeit discerningly; i.e. only if the envelope, package, or return address "looks interesting." he'll reseal anything he opens before handing it over to its rightful recipient, because he doesn't want to leave incriminating evidence behind, but sticking his nose in everyone else's business remains his specialty.

chronic over-the-shoulder phone peeker and reader of messages, he just cannot help it. who you texting, whatcha texting, you got games on your phone, etc. a little bit of it is paranoia, but the rest is straight-up inconsiderate grandpa behavior and insatiable curiosity. he's Learning to be more considerate, in this newfangled smartphone age, but he's not learning fast.

#( ooc. ) OUT OF CIGS. #( headcanons. ) I'M JUST LIKE THE BASTARDS I'VE HATED ALL ME LIFE. #a lot of these are like. everyday grievances people come to have with him but they Are valid things to be annoyed at him about #i'm damn serious all the times i say he's been misinterpreted / mistreated / assumed badly about for no good reason but Also #he's had a lifetime to build up bad habits around social interaction. there's always some shaping up to do #constantine spends most of his life in survival mode. he doesn't always maintain relationships with the long-term care that he ought to #he fluctuates a lot between overly cautious + anxiously considerate + socially savvy and. Emotionally Blunt Hammer #anyway have i talked enough yet. blows a kiss to my favorite annoying irritating loser man #sched.

[someoldfires]

an unexpected challenge when writing about vampires is that it is really difficult to describe people’s internal and external reactions to stimuli when those people do not have a heartbeat or need to breathe

#this is about wwdits fic of course #i know a lot of people write them as breathing out of habit but they still wouldn’t be like. panting from exertion or anything #vampire physiology in general is just ??? #like in wwdits we know vamps have blood in their veins #cause turning involves the sired drinking the sire’s blood #but is that just the blood of their victims that ends up in their veins or where does the blood come from #also is it just stagnant or how is it flowing #because them being pale is because of a lack of blood flow right #but then wouldn’t the blood they have in their veins clot if its not flowing #or is it like some magical substance thats not the same as human blood #see this is why i can’t write anything short i get way too caught up in world building and lore #also its so funny how everything i try to write from this fandom becomes quite dark and serious #and then im expecting the fart jokes show to like. provide me with good vampire lore #fine ill make it up myself