10 Daily Habits That Changed my Life

10 Daily Habits That Changed my Life

What is Daily Habits?

It refers to the daily activities that contribute either positively or negatively to the lives of people. It can be good or bad but depending on what the person wants to achieve.

A to research conducted by Quinn and Wood (2005), 45% of people’s behavior is habitual in the sense that it is repeated almost daily and usually in the same context. These are the daily habits of highly successful people that will change your life if you can adopt them as it is in this article. Build one habit at a time instead of tackling many habits.

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I want you to know that habit plus habit results in routine. Routine results in the schedules of your life which also result in your whole entire day. Your entire day becomes an automatic effect of your routine. Build one habit at a time and focus on another habit later.

Agree with me or not, in order to change one’s life and become a successful person, you need to change your habits for certain practical ones. You don’t need all these 10 daily habits to become successful but some have effects on others. Some of the daily habits include but are not limited to the following.

1. Create a Morning Ritual

Waking up early is not the thing that changed my life, but having a daily task to accomplish every morning. I do set up my morning routine that I follow every day. I have a to-do list that helps me to plan my day. This helps to motivate me and enthusiasm to take me throughout the day.

It also kicks out procrastination which affects productivity. You can have some morning exercise, yoga, or meditation. You can be listening to the news while sipping your tea.

2. The Minute Rule

Highly productive people have habits of timekeeping and taking notes. The minute rule is to know which job to do first and the one to do last. The rule helps you organize your responsibilities by time. Going through your to-do list if something goes below 60 seconds, don’t wait but do it now. If something takes more time, don’t worry about it now.

3. Take a walk

Sitting in one place only can affect your life. Take a walk sometimes as the days and months pass in a form of exercise for your brain. It helps you to discover new things. You may end up discovering what you have been thinking and researching about in your life. Doing these daily habits has changed my life for good. If you focus on the proper habits it may cause repel effects on the rest of your life.

4. Use the 80/20 Rule

This rule explains that 80% of production comes from 20% of inputs. In this rule, you prioritize about 20% of factors that can produce the 80% and work on them. This rule tells you to use the best resources to achieve your daily target.

Applying it to your life, you have to brainstorm on the best ways to achieve your daily, weekly, or monthly targets.

5. Eat healthy food

You cannot achieve success without taking what we prescribe here as good health. Your health is your wealth. I choose health over wealth so I eat healthy food. I take more vegetables than junk foods which may cause bad effects on my health.

Eat nutritious foods that can help build a strong immune system to fight against diseases. Success is not only with money or resources, but health is not an exception. I never take my food for a joke every day, so I also recommend this daily habit for you as well.

6. Reading Skills

   

Reading books is an excellent way to broaden your knowledge and stimulate your imagination. Continuous reading improves imagination in the social and economic world. Reading books will help improve your daily habit for achieving a successful outcome. Exercising your brain will make it responsive to environmental changes.

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Nonfiction books, in particular, are a fantastic way to expand your horizons, generate new information, and be inspired. Rich people have taken it as a daily habit to read more to achieve more success. The truth is old habits are difficult to change.

There are great books to stimulate your brain daily. Reading has improved not only my mental health but also my physical well-being. Read inspiring books for 30 minutes daily to motivate you in your business.

7. Learn to Single-Task

We are in a competitive world doesn’t mean that you should load yourself with unrealistic tasks. Research shows that only 2% of people can multi-task and achieve success. Occasionally, you can multi-task but not often. If you focus on one thing at a time, you’ll be able to achieve the 80% of your work with 20% resources or factors.

Multi-tasking lowest efficiency and may impair your cognitive control according to research by Stanford University. Learning single taking as part of your daily habits can help you achieve good results.

8. Self-Care Investment

I don’t take my daily habit without considering my personal care. Some forget to take a break because of pressure at work. You can consider self-care as looking up to the family by giving a break from your job.

You can sometimes sit back and relax when you are tired. Don’t let pressure eats into everything in your life. Try to do one thing that makes you feel daily to release stress. Decide to listen to music, watch a comedy or learn new things online.

9. Shut Down Social Media

   

As part of my daily habit, I shut down my internet for some time to focus on my other work of importance. To make me ease into these habits, I prefer playing games or reading a book to going through social media.

Shutting down social media for a moment gives you a sense of purpose and makes it easy to process new information. Do not allow social media to take complete control of your day. Keep this habit to evaluate your work and control your most prioritized activity.

10. Become a Good Listener

When it comes to building professional relationships, communication is key. You have to be a good listener if you really want to achieve good results from anything discussed. You have to pay attention to what others say in your workplace or your bosses.

Good listeners get to learn more than talkative ones. Listen more and learn more from what is discussed or said. Try and change your daily habit if you are not a good listener.

Conclusion

Successful people are known for their consistency and time consciousness. They have daily habits of maintaining good life that will bring positive results.  Plan your life, exercise, eat healthily,  work according to schedule, and avoid procrastination if you want to succeed.