I am a runner. Haven’t always been, but I am now. And there is something about running, far more than aerobic breathing and oxygenated muscles, that I find freeing. There is an almost mediative dimension to it: the uninterrupted quiet, the metronomic repetitiveness, the sensual immersion in the environment, the zen-like emptying of the mind …
8 Things I’ve Learnt About Habits
Over the past year or so I've set out to discover as much as I can about "habits" - how they work, and how we can change them to improve our lives. Three books in particular have been incredibly helpful in this regard: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, …
How to Change a Habit
I'm currently reading a book called "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg. It looks at the neuroscience of habit formation and change, and is really quite fascinating. Of course, there is much more to it than the diagram below, but I think this flowchart can be quite helpful in trying to change a habit. You …
Change Something.
So many people I speak to are desperate for change. ...in their church. ...in their business ...in their marriage. ...in their health. ...etc etc. Yet, when you dig a little deeper, what they really want is to have the benefits of change without paying the cost of change. We want to keep eating donuts, but get skinnier. We want …
Keeping It Simple in 2012
"A simple life in the fear of God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches" - Proverbs 15:6 I've shared a lot on this blog about simplifying your life, but here's the problem when it comes to trying to keep things simple: It's really hard! It seems life tends to move …
Tom Basson 