100 Small Habits That Can Change Your Life

Life does not transform within a massive transition. In the majority of cases, it is altered due to minor choices that you make time and again. Habits turn into these small decisions. And when these habits enhance a better life, the new habits may be characterized through more peace, more attention, better health, and happier lives.

Habit is something that you cannot think much about doing. After getting into your routine, you do it automatically. There is no need to feel super-motivated all the time. You simply do it, comparable to brushing your teeth, or lacing up your shoes. In the long term, these little habits construct your future.

It is all about not doing everything at once. The trick is to develop one habit, and stick to it daily until it defines the way you go about everyday life. When that becomes a habit, you gain another next. That is the way growth happens — bit by bit.

The list of 100 good habits consists of sections below. Others are centered on your body. Others dwell on your thoughts, your relationships, your work, or your peace. Not all of them are necessary. All you have to do is to select those that suit your lifestyle at present and take your decision of getting down to work.

Everyday Routine to Feed Your Brain

Develop a habit of getting up on the same time every morning
Write one thing that you are thankful about
Do not turn on your phone during your first half an hour or so of the day
Before beginning a task that is of importance, breathe in five slow breaths
Minimize exposure to screens and use of television within the first one hour of waking up
Every day read a page in a book
Write your thoughts to a notebook or a journal
Stop seeing the mail even before breakfast
Compliment yourself in the mirror
Put aside a brief non-distracting walk

Habits of Mental Strength

Where negative self-talk is, a softer thought should replace it
Have objectives that are achievable and small about the day
Commit one sin a day which you forgive yourself
Do a good affirmation before going to work
Change what you can and accept the things you cannot
Write a lesson learned every day
Do not judge your feelings but feel them openheartedly
Request assistance whenever it is necessary
When being angry or upset, wait before you answer
Be patient in times of wrong doing

The Good Body Habits

The very first thing in the morning is to drink a glass of water
Include fruit or vegetables in the diet at every meal
Find some time to walk at least 15 minutes a day
Take easy stretches, either in the evening or in the morning
Sleep at the same time everyday
Do not eat very late at night
Take time eating and looking at your food
Exercise your body at least once every hour, no matter how little you do
Rest after you are tired out
Take one day off where nothing much is expected and no work done

Social and Relationship Habits

Be grateful even over petty matters
Do not interrupt listening
Write or call a friend once a week
Put questions to people regarding how they feel rather than how their day was
Provide a few minutes of your day to be present to someone
When you make mistakes, apologize without giving explanations
Network by means of genuine and thoughtful compliments
Ask people by their names as you address them
Do not gossip or talk in a judgemental way
Do not worry about the need to be right at all times

Focus and Productivity Habits

Write a to-do list a night ahead
To do big jobs: small jobs — break up jobs in little pieces
Short concentrated work and then rests between work sessions
Avoid multitasking
One time a day, clean your working place
Strategy your three priorities every morning
Make use of a stopwatch to concentrate on a single task
Refrain using social media during working hours
Get something through completion first before jumping to another one
Examine your day and strategize on the next one

Psychological Health Habits

Pay attention to one good thing that has occurred today
Laugh with yourself on a daily basis
Write about what is bothering you and forget about it
Associate yourself with those who elevate you upwards
Say no to what makes you lose energy
Small-win, big-win celebrations
Take five minutes of doing nothing but of being still
Hear music which will soothe or uplift you
Make a daily activity that makes you happy
Don’t be afraid to cry, when the need arises

Spiritual and Reflective Habits

Make it a habit to take time (five minutes a day) to pray or meditate each day
Think about one of the values you desire to believe
Read something which uplifts your soul
Write a journal of thanksgiving at the end of the day
Just envision what kind of person you would like to be
Forget grudges even subconsciously in the heart
In moments so difficult, speak softly to yourself
Chill out on the outside and stare at the sky a couple of minutes
Before going to bed, express gratitude at the end of the day
Take note that performance does not determine your value

Habits to Make Life Easy

One little area per day — clean up
At least once a week, get rid of something you do not need anymore
Make up a weekly menu
You should keep your phone away in the time of meals
Decrease the number of the decisions made in the morning
Disengage the notifications of one hour every day
The simple rule of replacing the things that you no longer use
Get one notebook or an app to use to take notes and have your lists in it
The night before, select what you are going to wear the next day
Go with the question, “Do I even need this?” in mind when purchasing something

Growing and Learning Habits

Each week learn something you do not know
Read books or hear lectures on personal improvement
Write inspiration and idea down
When you do not understand then ask questions
Wrong example — learn what you admire
Maintain a catalogue of things that life has taught you
Create room to be curious; each day
Watch learning once a week
Sign up to a course or free workshop
Interact with individuals that stimulate your thoughts

Confidence and Self-Worth Habits

Stand up to speak out
Walk straight with your shoulders up and head up
Get over it by doing something small that frightens you on a weekly basis
Just say no without guilt tripping yourself
It is important to stand by your values even in times when it is neither easy nor convenient
Wear something which would make you feel good
Go with good enough, not with the best
The reward is in the work, not the reward
Take a look and smile at yourself in the mirror
Tell yourself you are doing the best you can do

Final Thoughts

Good habit is a seed. You sow today. You irrigate it with work. You do not expose it to bad influences. And it nourishes. The habit does not always start to work right now, but it does not mean that it is not doing its job. These small things, however, cumulatively, become potent and meaningful with time.

The 100 habits do not all have to be followed. You do not have to turn your entire life around just in a short time. Simply choose to adopt a single habit that will help you at the point you are in. Use it till it is natural. Then choose another. Over time, these minor decisions will get you transformed into a better person.

It is not by accident that life is made better. It improves deliberately. The way you practice behavior is by means of habits, how you live that intention each day.

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