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Remembering I Want To Do Something Hasn’t Been Easy
How many habits have you wanted to start, then just as quickly forgot about?
I wanted to do the Sandburg Stretches every morning, but morning came, I let the dogs out, started coffee, fed the dogs, put away the dishes … oops! I totally forgot that I was going to do some stretches as the coffee brewed. Dang!
I decided to have a shake to break my fast each day. Instead, I made a couple of scrambled eggs. Dang!
How about when I was going to stop every day on my way home from work and get some writing done at the coffee shop nearby? Yep, you’re on track … I went to the market for a couple of items I needed. They needed refrigeration. No bueno.
I tried putting it on my calendar, having Alexa remind me, having Siri remind me … ARGHHHH! I could look at that, look away, get distracted and, you guessed it, totally forget.
It was always something! Eventually I’d get started, but even if I did something a few times, the habit never solidified because I’d get distracted and forget.
But, things have changed! I’ve figured it out! How? Make it so danged obvious that forgetting is impossible.
Stretch while the coffee is brewing? I wrote STRETCH on a 3x5 card, in bright orange marker, and put it on top of the pot, where I…
