Source https://zenhabits.net/cats/
By Leo Babauta
When we’re trying to change our habits and our lives, even if you have some success, you’ll notice two longer-term difficulties:
- Habit efforts get sidetracked, you are constantly in a state of transition, things are always in flux, and it can all feel completely out of control. What you really want is a sense of stability and consistency, but you can’t seem to find it. So the common question is: how do I develop discipline to be more consistent without all kinds of starts and stops and constant flux?
- Or maybe you’re doing relatively well, developing one habit after another, but then your life seems to be pretty full, and the question becomes: how do I fit all of these habits into my life? I want to exercise, meditate, cook healthy food, read every morning, declutter, focus on top of my important tasks, write every day, stay on top of email and messages, spend some time outdoors, sketch every day … there’s just not enough time when you factor in eating, chores, showering, etc!
So what do these two problems have in common? They might seem like two different problems: one person feels like everything is a mess, and the other just wants to find the right order for everything they’re trying to fit in their life.
The common factor is that things don’t feel like they’re in order, and there’s a sense of uncertainty and chaos/disorder that causes some a…