30 Day Rule
Kicking an old habit or beginning a new one is very difficult. The most difficult part is the beginning, but once you have overcome inertia, it’s much easier to continue. We psyche ourselves out by trying to give something up permanently. Often the task seems too overwhelming and unattainable.
Instead, if we think about a change for only 30 days, it’s not so difficult anymore. Read the quote below.
“Dr Maxwell Maltz wrote the bestseller Psycho-Cybernetics. Originally a Plastic Surgeon, Maltz noticed that it took 21 days for amputees to cease feeling phantom sensations in the amputated limb. From further observations he found it took 21 days to create a new habit. Since then the ‘21 Day Habit Theory’ has become an accepted part of self-help programs.”
Brain circuits take engrams (memory traces), and produce neuroconnections and neuropathways only if they are bombarded for 21 days in a row. This means that our brain does not accept ‘new’ data for a change of habit unless it is repeated each day for 21 days (without missing a day).
Extracted from http://www.aristotle.co.nz/library/series.aspx?seriesId=61″
For some people it may be a little longer, so we say to stick to it for 30 days. Can you do it…It is only for 30 days after all. If you can complete your 30-day trial, you will establish a new habit and it will be very easy to maintain it. Also, you will have 30 days of success behind you which will give you great confidence.
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