Creatures of New Habits
Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.
-Bruno Bettelheim
Can you become a creature of new habits? That's the title of an article that describes the principles and successful methods of two executive change consultants. They believe that by consciously developing new habits we become more inherently creative. What I like about their theory is the possibility of non-productive habits being lapped by the new. Once again, we're focused on what we want, not on what we don't want.
After a discussion on habits during Saturday's yoga class, a group of us decided to embark on a 21 Day habit-forming "test". Three people want to form a more regular yoga and/or meditation practice (I hope my presence didn't skew those decisions), one wants a daily morning walk with her new dog, and I want to write weekly and daily scripts for my life.
Some behavior experts believe it only takes 14 days to rewire your brain, others hold to a more conservative 21. We'll see what our own "research team" concludes. I've been discovering that my good intentions work like a bright moon and they draw forth waves of other like actions. I can't wait to see what develops for my friends. One new habit could cause a tidal wave of change.
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