Author: Leon Ho / Source: Lifehack
Do you struggle to feel motivated in certain aspects of your life?
Whether it’s in your studies, your career, your fitness, or just your day to day routine… we don’t always ‘enjoy’ every minute of what we’re doing. And, it’s normal to have days where you may feel a little less motivated or energized.
But, if you’re constantly finding a lack of motivation throughout your day, then you might need to start digging deeper to find out why.
Gaining motivation is easier than you may think. And, it goes hand in hand with–none other than–your habits!
That’s right!
You may wonder “what do habits have to do with feeling motivated?” Many people don’t consider habits as a key factor of their personal success because they simply see them as routines. They don’t necessarily make the connection to personal success.
And, that’s because most people associate external factors with success — such as luck, education, or family background. While habits are largely internal, they are often overlooked.
But, the truth is, habits dictate almost every aspect of our lives.
They are responsible for the majority of our daily actions from big to small. Think about how you begin your day, what you typically eat for lunch, or even the way you commute to work. Each one of these are habits!
Habits are Responsible for Motivating or Demotivating Us
Because habits are so ingrained in our lives, they also affect our motivation levels. Certain habits or routines that we pick up encourage motivation in us, while others may distract, drain or demotivate us.
So, the solution to staying motivated is to learn how to control your habits, so that you can steer and use them as a tool to create consistent and systematic inputs or actions towards an output or outcome that you want to achieve. In this case, feeling motivated again!
The first step to controlling your habits, is to know exactly what a habit is, how it is formed, and how to make and break habits to construct better use of your time.
The Two Type of Habits
There are two types of habits: conscious habits and hidden habits.
Conscious habits are habits that are easy to recognize. Usually, they require conscious input for you to keep them up. If you remove that input or attention, the habit would most likely go away. It’s easy to identify these conscious habits and you can quickly review them yourself.
Examples of conscious habits include waking up to an alarm every morning, or going for an evening run everyday.
Hidden habits, on the other hand, are habits that our…
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