The Power of Habit Principles in My real life by Hashmatullah Jalil Lyrics
Hashmatullah Jalil
Course Instructor Mr. Scarpa, D
ENGL-095-0400: Accelrtd Rdng/Wrtng/Crtcl Tnkg, MW: 7-9:50
May 17, 2016
The Power of Habit Principles in Practice
The Power of Habit Principles in My real life
After I read “The Power of Habit” I did an assessment on myself to figure out my good and bad habits, to make an initial mapping or inventory of them. First of all I made a list of them then I prioritized them and consequently I targeted my worst habit which always makes my day fruitless. I discover that my worst habit is that I stay up too at night (12:00am -2:00am). I targeted this habit. To be honest, I planned to change this habit many times, but I did not made this change. While I learned the power of habit methods, I observe, it is not easy to change a habit, I should know the techniques and the way to change it, according to the power of habits, there are many approaches to change a habit, When I read the book, these techniques seems very attractive and looks easy to apply, but, while I urge to practical apply them, it is not a straight way to put my steps. I tested the power of habit technics to find out that work for my or not? I applied the habit loop, graving, the golden rules and willpower technics. I explained down my experiences and I attempted to highlight the techniques that are either it work or not, as well as I wrote in details that how I applied this technics to change my habit, how I get succeed and why I failed.
While I read the first chapter, I learned about the habit loop, then I make my “cue, routine and reward” to change my targeted habit, typically I want to go bed between 10:00-11:00 pm instead 12:00-:2:00am. In a first couple days, I have been trying to change this habit, I went to bed at 10:00am, I use this as a cute and make as routine action for me, I will go to bed at 10:00 pm more and more to make this action automatic in my brain, then, my brain make some physiological change to make this action an automatic mode. Finally I will develop a new habit, which will be go to bed earlier. I define my reward for this loop that, when I go to bed early , and I will have an efficient day. This reward did not work for me. I mean after a couple days a failed, I could not able to maintain my routine. Again I redefine my reward. First, l listed all the worst result that were outcome of being awake up to late night, then I assumed if I go to bed earlier what will be the effect on my daily life. I came with this words. “With enough sleep, I will have a productive day, being energetic, having more focus and patient”. I wrote this word in a sheet and did hung it at my bed room wall, It is work two night for me, in the third night, I went again too late to bed. It was a big question for me. Why it is not work for me very well? Why I cannot build my routing? Once again, I read the habit loop chapter to found out what I missed, I concluded nothing missed, all the first chapter was about the habit loop which l have already applied. One week later, on second week of February, while I started to read the chapter two, it a little expanded the habit loop with craving, again I assured and saw an open way to go ahead. Craving concept make a new hope for me that I can do change my worst habit. As a conclusion, it is not easy to change your habit just with habit loop, you should apply the other techniques that come in the other chapter of habit power too. That will help you to change your habit.
The chapter two of power habit explained the craving, it was very interesting for me, also, it was a big question for me that how does the craving fit into the habit loop? To make a good sense I read the page 59 many times that explained “cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark craving makes creating a new habit easer. I thought what will be my craving for this habit, and how it will help me to change my habit easer. Later, I read this chapter, I attempted once again to go to bed earlier, I did well five more nights, after each night, over the day, I noted out all differences between the day, I had enough sleep. There were some minor different, for instance, I was not too sleepy, my focused on reading getting better, I did not forget my stuff at home while I left home … etc. these different help me to see some change that encourage me to go bed early. After five nights, again I went two more nights too late to bed. I was not so disappointed, as the first time I broke my routine. I thought, the next chapter will be give me something new that I help me to tight my routing once again. I learned, that if you apply a few power of habit techniques and you failed to change a habit successfully, you have to apply most of techniques required for changing an habit
While I read the chapter three, I learned, the habit loop and craving are not enough to change my habit, I acquired more than that, I should apply the golden rule of habit change( make change in mind , find the reason why I made this habit and find a community, or support group). I tried to make believe (change in my mind) that I can sleep earlier. I used deferent strategies, I created a short sentence “ I am able to change my habit to get bed earlier” I tried to repeat many times this sentence more and more, I thought, when I repeat it a lot, my mind will be accepted that I can change my habit. After 7 days, I was able to believe a little that I can change my habit, and it was the first success I got through this process. After that, I asked myself, why I created this habit?, before I got married I am doing my degree, I had to study up to late night, while I done my degree, I got married and consequently got baby. In the meantime I like reading, the good time for reading was after my baby got sleep, it mean I had to reading late night. After 13 years of my married, now I have five kids, I have to work with them to do their homework every night, also go to school to improve my English. These are the reasons that I am going to bed late night so far. Based on that I have to find substitute time for my study and reading, the best alternative is to switch it to early morning and change my classes in next semester form night to evening. Other rule is to find a community support, To find a support group who already change this habit or trying to change this habit is not easy, I asked my friends, family members, but I could not find anyone to change this habit, it meant it does not work for my. To summarized, from three main rule of golden rules, two of them work for me (change my mind and find the reason why I made this habit), but the last one to find a community, or support group is not work.
While I read the chapter five “When Willpower Becomes Automatic” I thought, one main reason I failed to change my habit is my poor self-discipline, I made decision several times and applied many techniques to go bed earlier, but I did not, it showed that I do not have a good self-control, while I finished this chapter a new question come to my mind, how can I improve my willpower to help me to change my habit I tried to push myself to go bed early, weak up early morning and do my how work, what will be happening am that I am changing how I think, and I get better at regulating my impulses. I will learn how to distract myself for temptations. And once I have gotten into the willpower groove, my brain is practiced at helping me focus on goal. therefore I tried to become this action as a routing for me, in the meantime If I do this action as a routine my self-control and willpower will be strength, it is a couple days, I push myself, still it is hard for me, might after a while it became easy. It mean I need more time. Also, I tried to believe that it is a choice or something I enjoy because it help me to get not failed my willpower muscles.
As a summarize, When I read the book, these techniques seems very attractive and looks easy to apply, but, while I urge to practical apply them, it is not a straight way to put my steps. The power of habit brought up many techniques. While I want to change and habit, It is not easy to change my habit just with a technique, for example the habit loop was not enough for me, while I applied just the hope loop, I failed. Afterward, I applied the other techniques that come in the other chapters of. That help me to change my habit, for example the craving and change my mind worked for me but to find a support group was not work for me. I believe, these techniques maybe different form one person to other, in the other hand, some of these techniques possibly work for a group of people, but for other group did not. Because it is social factor do a main role on each individual personality and habit, I meant it is important to know you grow up in which environment and culture.
Course Instructor Mr. Scarpa, D
ENGL-095-0400: Accelrtd Rdng/Wrtng/Crtcl Tnkg, MW: 7-9:50
May 17, 2016
The Power of Habit Principles in Practice
The Power of Habit Principles in My real life
After I read “The Power of Habit” I did an assessment on myself to figure out my good and bad habits, to make an initial mapping or inventory of them. First of all I made a list of them then I prioritized them and consequently I targeted my worst habit which always makes my day fruitless. I discover that my worst habit is that I stay up too at night (12:00am -2:00am). I targeted this habit. To be honest, I planned to change this habit many times, but I did not made this change. While I learned the power of habit methods, I observe, it is not easy to change a habit, I should know the techniques and the way to change it, according to the power of habits, there are many approaches to change a habit, When I read the book, these techniques seems very attractive and looks easy to apply, but, while I urge to practical apply them, it is not a straight way to put my steps. I tested the power of habit technics to find out that work for my or not? I applied the habit loop, graving, the golden rules and willpower technics. I explained down my experiences and I attempted to highlight the techniques that are either it work or not, as well as I wrote in details that how I applied this technics to change my habit, how I get succeed and why I failed.
While I read the first chapter, I learned about the habit loop, then I make my “cue, routine and reward” to change my targeted habit, typically I want to go bed between 10:00-11:00 pm instead 12:00-:2:00am. In a first couple days, I have been trying to change this habit, I went to bed at 10:00am, I use this as a cute and make as routine action for me, I will go to bed at 10:00 pm more and more to make this action automatic in my brain, then, my brain make some physiological change to make this action an automatic mode. Finally I will develop a new habit, which will be go to bed earlier. I define my reward for this loop that, when I go to bed early , and I will have an efficient day. This reward did not work for me. I mean after a couple days a failed, I could not able to maintain my routine. Again I redefine my reward. First, l listed all the worst result that were outcome of being awake up to late night, then I assumed if I go to bed earlier what will be the effect on my daily life. I came with this words. “With enough sleep, I will have a productive day, being energetic, having more focus and patient”. I wrote this word in a sheet and did hung it at my bed room wall, It is work two night for me, in the third night, I went again too late to bed. It was a big question for me. Why it is not work for me very well? Why I cannot build my routing? Once again, I read the habit loop chapter to found out what I missed, I concluded nothing missed, all the first chapter was about the habit loop which l have already applied. One week later, on second week of February, while I started to read the chapter two, it a little expanded the habit loop with craving, again I assured and saw an open way to go ahead. Craving concept make a new hope for me that I can do change my worst habit. As a conclusion, it is not easy to change your habit just with habit loop, you should apply the other techniques that come in the other chapter of habit power too. That will help you to change your habit.
The chapter two of power habit explained the craving, it was very interesting for me, also, it was a big question for me that how does the craving fit into the habit loop? To make a good sense I read the page 59 many times that explained “cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark craving makes creating a new habit easer. I thought what will be my craving for this habit, and how it will help me to change my habit easer. Later, I read this chapter, I attempted once again to go to bed earlier, I did well five more nights, after each night, over the day, I noted out all differences between the day, I had enough sleep. There were some minor different, for instance, I was not too sleepy, my focused on reading getting better, I did not forget my stuff at home while I left home … etc. these different help me to see some change that encourage me to go bed early. After five nights, again I went two more nights too late to bed. I was not so disappointed, as the first time I broke my routine. I thought, the next chapter will be give me something new that I help me to tight my routing once again. I learned, that if you apply a few power of habit techniques and you failed to change a habit successfully, you have to apply most of techniques required for changing an habit
While I read the chapter three, I learned, the habit loop and craving are not enough to change my habit, I acquired more than that, I should apply the golden rule of habit change( make change in mind , find the reason why I made this habit and find a community, or support group). I tried to make believe (change in my mind) that I can sleep earlier. I used deferent strategies, I created a short sentence “ I am able to change my habit to get bed earlier” I tried to repeat many times this sentence more and more, I thought, when I repeat it a lot, my mind will be accepted that I can change my habit. After 7 days, I was able to believe a little that I can change my habit, and it was the first success I got through this process. After that, I asked myself, why I created this habit?, before I got married I am doing my degree, I had to study up to late night, while I done my degree, I got married and consequently got baby. In the meantime I like reading, the good time for reading was after my baby got sleep, it mean I had to reading late night. After 13 years of my married, now I have five kids, I have to work with them to do their homework every night, also go to school to improve my English. These are the reasons that I am going to bed late night so far. Based on that I have to find substitute time for my study and reading, the best alternative is to switch it to early morning and change my classes in next semester form night to evening. Other rule is to find a community support, To find a support group who already change this habit or trying to change this habit is not easy, I asked my friends, family members, but I could not find anyone to change this habit, it meant it does not work for my. To summarized, from three main rule of golden rules, two of them work for me (change my mind and find the reason why I made this habit), but the last one to find a community, or support group is not work.
While I read the chapter five “When Willpower Becomes Automatic” I thought, one main reason I failed to change my habit is my poor self-discipline, I made decision several times and applied many techniques to go bed earlier, but I did not, it showed that I do not have a good self-control, while I finished this chapter a new question come to my mind, how can I improve my willpower to help me to change my habit I tried to push myself to go bed early, weak up early morning and do my how work, what will be happening am that I am changing how I think, and I get better at regulating my impulses. I will learn how to distract myself for temptations. And once I have gotten into the willpower groove, my brain is practiced at helping me focus on goal. therefore I tried to become this action as a routing for me, in the meantime If I do this action as a routine my self-control and willpower will be strength, it is a couple days, I push myself, still it is hard for me, might after a while it became easy. It mean I need more time. Also, I tried to believe that it is a choice or something I enjoy because it help me to get not failed my willpower muscles.
As a summarize, When I read the book, these techniques seems very attractive and looks easy to apply, but, while I urge to practical apply them, it is not a straight way to put my steps. The power of habit brought up many techniques. While I want to change and habit, It is not easy to change my habit just with a technique, for example the habit loop was not enough for me, while I applied just the hope loop, I failed. Afterward, I applied the other techniques that come in the other chapters of. That help me to change my habit, for example the craving and change my mind worked for me but to find a support group was not work for me. I believe, these techniques maybe different form one person to other, in the other hand, some of these techniques possibly work for a group of people, but for other group did not. Because it is social factor do a main role on each individual personality and habit, I meant it is important to know you grow up in which environment and culture.