Hat over the fence and having some accountable for my actions. Works!
jose.holguin says:
Hi everyone!
So I want to share this strategy that I use to change my habits, or get used to a new routine or something similar to that. It is based on the idea of "throwing your hat over the fence". What does this mean? Ill give you an example: I just decided to quit smoking, hard thing to do right!? So what I do is this, I have a task that repeats itself every night, and it just says:
Did you smoke today?
If I didnt smoke during the day, I just check it off and feel great! otherwise, it stays there. By the end of the week RTM sends these tasks that I havent completed to my friend who knows about this. I gave him 200 dollars, and the deal is that whenever he gets a total of 5 of those from me, he can spend my money.
It has worked so far very well! I also like to put another task as a reminder of this every morning. This is grat way to start changing habits and always remeber them. It is important that you have someone you can share your tasks with and will be responsible of spending your money or any measure similar that would work for you.
Hope this helps you all!
So I want to share this strategy that I use to change my habits, or get used to a new routine or something similar to that. It is based on the idea of "throwing your hat over the fence". What does this mean? Ill give you an example: I just decided to quit smoking, hard thing to do right!? So what I do is this, I have a task that repeats itself every night, and it just says:
Did you smoke today?
If I didnt smoke during the day, I just check it off and feel great! otherwise, it stays there. By the end of the week RTM sends these tasks that I havent completed to my friend who knows about this. I gave him 200 dollars, and the deal is that whenever he gets a total of 5 of those from me, he can spend my money.
It has worked so far very well! I also like to put another task as a reminder of this every morning. This is grat way to start changing habits and always remeber them. It is important that you have someone you can share your tasks with and will be responsible of spending your money or any measure similar that would work for you.
Hope this helps you all!
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi Jose,
What a great way of committing to habits! You're this week's Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner, and we've shared your tip on the Remember The Milk blog. We've also upgraded your account with a free year of Pro :) Thanks for sharing your tip!
What a great way of committing to habits! You're this week's Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner, and we've shared your tip on the Remember The Milk blog. We've also upgraded your account with a free year of Pro :) Thanks for sharing your tip!
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