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The Light Switch Habit
Have you ever had the electricity go out in your home and you walk into a room and, out of habit, still turn on a light switch because it’s dark?
The funny thing is, if I walk into that same room 10 times in a row with the electricity still being out, chances are I’m going to reach out and flip the switch on every single time!
That is how ingrained our habits are.
Habits run your life, whether they make sense or not. When we are on autopilot, we do things simply because they’re habits, not because they are helpful or serve us in the moment.
Just like walking into that dark room, knowing the electricity is not working and still reaching out to flip the light switch on is an example of how we often go through our lives in the dark. We are on autopilot, constantly reaching for light switches that may or may not help us at all in the moment — yet, we reach for them anyway.
The good news is, you can make that ‘autopilot’ work for you. Take advantage of the fact that your brain latches on to habits. Here’s are three ways to begin creating habits that serve you in a positive and productive way.
First, start paying more attention.
The main reason that people have habits that hold them back instead of move them forward is because they’re simply not paying…
