Good Habits to Keep?
Apr. 8th, 2013 10:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vamysteryfanBad habits are hard to break. Creating good habits is an incremental effort. Some of the ones I formed for Jeopardy aren't worth keeping, such as all the trivia study. But there are some worth hanging onto. Keeping off the weight I lost is obviously a good habit to keep. Less alcohol and chocolate and more protein are keepers. I did learn that there's no point to empty calories. If I'm going to eat I'm going to enjoy it. I also like the herbal tea at bedtime. Hula-hooping is a keeper but I need to find another exercise for my arms.
I'm ambivalent about continuing to keep records of what I've read on Goodreads, after its acquisition by Amazon. But I do like having some sort of record. I'll also stick with one good nonfiction and one good non-genre fiction book a week (plus any genre and work reading).
I might not be as dedicated to doing daily puzzles but they are fun and easy to do on my Metro rides. Have they really improved my mental acuity? Who knows, but there's no harm in keeping it up. It's a better way to spend Metro rides than vegging out.
In general, the habit of perseverance is a keeper. It took fifteen months to get to Jeopardy. Persevering in the good habits is a good habit in itself.
I'm ambivalent about continuing to keep records of what I've read on Goodreads, after its acquisition by Amazon. But I do like having some sort of record. I'll also stick with one good nonfiction and one good non-genre fiction book a week (plus any genre and work reading).
I might not be as dedicated to doing daily puzzles but they are fun and easy to do on my Metro rides. Have they really improved my mental acuity? Who knows, but there's no harm in keeping it up. It's a better way to spend Metro rides than vegging out.
In general, the habit of perseverance is a keeper. It took fifteen months to get to Jeopardy. Persevering in the good habits is a good habit in itself.
