Have You Ever Thought To Yourself Before Going To Sleep? Tomorrow is the day i will change, Tomorrow is the day o will get up early in the morning have a healthy breakfast, go for a morning jog, breath Fresh Air, Tomorrow Is The Day I Want To Change To Who I Really Want To Be " The Best Version Of My Self". Well, change doesn't come easy you have to incorporate certain habits in your life that all eventually lead to you becoming the best version of yourself, you also have To Eliminate Certain Habits That Are Hindering Your Path. Well, How Long Will It Take You To Form A New Habit Or Get Rid Of An Old One? Most People Will Tell You It Takes Exactly 21 Days.
For A Person To Form A Habit Or Get Rid Of An Old One. I Remember Once In Highschool, When My Teachers Told Me: It Takes Exactly 21 Days For Me To Form A New Habit", And I Thought, This Is My Chance to become a bed maker. I thought that for the next 21 days, instead of getting up every day and yelling: mom please dont forget to make my bed today". I thought i will do it myself. Day by day, early in the morning, 6am, even on days i was running late, i got up every morning and i made my bed. And i hated every seconds of it. And by day 22 i opened my eyes and the first thing i did was say mom please dont forget to make my bed today, i quit. And of course that was expected and i thought ok.
Maybe i am just gonna be a little bit worse at life than bed makers. Whatever, I Do Not Exaggerate, If I Say That This 21 Day Theory Is The Most Famous Myth In The World Of Self Development Let's Dive A Little Into our theory to understand where the number 21 came from and the reasons for its spread in self development books and courses. Dr maxwell maltz was a plastic surgeon in the 1950s, when he began noticing a strange pattern among his patients. For Example, In A Nose Job, He Saw That The Patient Took Exactly 21 Days To Get Used To Start Seeing His or Her New Nose. He Also Noticed That If a Patient Had An Arm or Leg Amputated, The Patient Would Acknowledge The Feeling Of Their New Limb For Exactly 21 Days Before Starting To Get Used With Their New Condition.
Dr. Maltz Published His Theory In a Book That Went Very Famous In That Era And Sold Over 30 Million Copies. And here, the conflict started brewing and it makes sense why people were starting to believe his theory. Why? Number one, the number 21 is considered a short period of time and that is also considered a short of temptation which means something you can do. number two, the number 21 is also long enough to be believeable a difficult challenge but not impossible. I Mean Who Wouldn't Love To Change Their Whole Life Within Just 21 Days. Wouldn't you love to start waking up early in the morning evey day? Wouldn't you love to start cooking healthy recipes? Wouldn't You Love To Start Drinking Weird Smoothies?
And all within less than one month! We had go for it in a heartbeat. So is it true? Can We Really Change Our Lives Within 21 Days? I know that sonunda very exciting, but there are actually a few factors you had have a consider to be able yo estimate the time and it will take you to form a new habit or to get rich of an old toxic one. Number one, is the complexity of your goal if i decide to start eating fruit daily which is considered a simple habit, i had probably take less time than If i Want To Acquire a Complex Athletic Skill, like A Tennis Serve. Number two, behaviour consistency affects the speed of acquisition. Me repeating a certain behaviour for 3 mints a day is different than my friend repeating the same behaviour for 30 mintes a day.
So, we want to clear things up. How long will it takes us to form a new habit or get rid of an old one? And is there a reliable study that we can depending on? Answer is yes. There is a famous study by the psychologyist Philippe lally, titled how our habits formed, the study followed 96 people over a period of 12 weeks. Each Person Chose A New 12 Week Habit To Work On, Such As, Drinking 3 Cups Of Water Before Lunch Or Running For 15 Minutes After Dinner. After 12 weeks, the data was analysed to determine the time needed to move from the old habit to start subconsciously carrying out the new one.
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