Is This a Habit Yet?

It’s starting to feel like it.

You know that panicked feeling you get when you wake up and think you’re running late for something?

That’s how I felt this morning.

Before my feet hit the floor, my wife groggily asked, “are you okay?”

I was… and still am.

However, the thought that woke me so forcefully was this:

I need to go write my micro journal for the day.

Is it possible to form a new habit in only 4 days?

I’ve heard random numbers tossed out in the past…

21 days.

66 days.

Even 254 days.

Should I write a book now?

“The Four Minute Habit”

Will I become the new Tim Ferriss?

Will “micro tasks” be my thing?

Lift weights for 4 minutes every day.

Run on the treadmill for 4 minutes every day.

Do “micro habits” result in “macro habits”?

Turns out they do.

A quick google search tells me that “micro habits” are actually a thing.

You add a habit you want to cultivate like meditation to the beginning or end of your day, and practice for a minute or two.

Then, as you slowly form the new habit, you gradually increase the duration.

Who knew?

Sounds like an experiment worth trying.