The Power of Thorn Changes

The Power of Thorn Changes

Unlike Keystone Habits, the concept of Thorn Changes is an idea that I’ve never read or heard of anyplace else. I hesitate to say I came up with it, because there’s nothing new under the sun, it’s just something that I’ve noticed in my life...
The Routines that Get Us Through

The Routines that Get Us Through

Those of you who get my newsletter (it’s free, go sign up) were aware that I’ve been dealing with some extended family “stuff” including medical and care taking (everything is OK by the way). We will be back to our regular schedule this week....
Becoming Habituated

Becoming Habituated

I started this series on habits discussing how habits are good because they free up our brains for more interesting and creative stuff. Then I dipped into the idea of good and bad habits, questioning whether — beyond a certain baseline — we can judge...
The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes

The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes

Or why I sometimes have a hard time following my own advice. Once upon a time, when the budding psychonaut was a tiny psychonaut, the hub and I volunteered to run the kitchen for a weekend martial arts sports weekend and dojo “campout”. We created the menu...
What is a Good and Bad Habit?

What is a Good and Bad Habit?

I’ve been obsessing on habits for several months now (I’ve been thinking about them for a couple of years). One of the questions I keep coming back to is what is a good habit and what’s a bad habit? When people talk about changing habits they are...
Ha-bits and Pieces

Ha-bits and Pieces

In my reading on habits and habit formation one thing that strikes me is just how much of our daily lives are driven by habit. It’s really the rule, rather than the exception. In fact, we probably couldn’t function in our lives without the ability to...

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