After the passing of my mom in November, I have so much more free time. So I guess it's time to start building good habits for myself. Let's start with writing more in my giveaways :). Maybe someday I'll actually put all these little notes into a discussion.

Self-Improvement Diary 1/5/24

One of the books, my older brother recommended to me is "Atomic Habits".
He hasn't read it himself, but he said I probably need it so I can be more efficient.

One of the things I picked up from it. There are 3 layers.
1st layer: Your beliefs about yourself
2nd layer: Your Habits
3rd layer: Your Goals

Every layer loops around each other.

For example,
Goal: I want to read more books
Habit: Start carrying book/kindle everywhere you go
Belief: I enjoy reading

You can have the goal drive your habit of reading books or just making the habit of carrying books around everywhere will force you read more or just give you the ability to jump a little higher.

The author really wants you to have your beliefs drive your habits from your core. Telling yourself that you enjoy reading is kind of a crazy idea, but for me I guess maybe I was just lucky to already enjoy reading from spending so much time in libraries in my childhood.

Right now, I want to get back being able to drive a car. Being without a car for 5 years has really gotten me healthier with all the walking done, but I'd still like to not be a be a burden on my friends.

I'm going to try rent a car a few times a month so I can get some more practice. I hired a driving tutor last month for the price of 3 AAA games. He said I'm decent, but I could use some on freeways and parallel parking.

Best of luck with your habits. Maybe post in the comment what habits you want to build.