135 - No Easy Thing

<p>“You must know that it is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own, unless each day he maintain it and hear it maintained, as well as work it out in life.”</p><p>– Epictetus</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>How often do we hear something, think that we understand it, but yet it still takes us quite a while to make it a part of our daily life?</li><li>Change is not easy.</li><li>Studies show that it takes 3-6 weeks for a habit to become ingrained, depending on the complexity of the habit.</li><li>It also depends on if you are trying create a new habit or replace an existing habit.</li><li>And that’s just for a single habit done daily.</li><li>How much information do you get in your life that you want to implement?</li><li>How many things are there that distract you from your habit?</li><li>If we want something to become a habit, I’ve found that it’s best to focus on one thing.</li><li>Work on it until you don’t have to think about it.</li><li>Then move on the next thing, and repeat.</li><li>If you want to exercise, do it every day, even if you don’t do it well.</li><li>If you want to be less angry, first pay attention to your mood.</li><li>Just getting it done each day is more important than the quality.</li><li>Creating this podcast for me was first about getting it done each day.</li><li>Then, once the routine was created, I was able to focus on the quality.</li><li>Is there a principle or a habit that you want to improve in in your life?</li><li>What can you do today to move you little closer to creating that habit?</li><li>Focus on the hardest part - creating the habit.</li><li>Worry about the quality later.</li><li>Soon you’ll have a shiny new habit.</li><li>And then you can start on the next one.</li></ul><div>---<br>Hello friends! Thanks for listening. <br>Want to take these principles to the next level?<a href="https://stoic.coffee/join"> Join the Stoic Coffee House Community</a>!&nbsp; <br><br>Stop by the website at <a href="http://www.stoic.coffee/">stoic.coffee</a> where you can sign up for our newsletter, and buy some great looking shirts and hoodies at the <a href="https://stoic.coffee/">Stoic Coffee Shop</a>. <br><br>Like the theme song? You can find it <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ericklind/journey-by-moonlight">here from my alter ego</a>. :)<br><br></div><div>Find me on <a href="https://instagram.co/stoic.coffee">instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/stoiccoffee">twitter</a>, or <a href="https://threads.net/stoic.coffee">threads</a><br><br></div><div>Lastly if you know of someone that would benefit from or appreciate this podcast, please share it. Word of mouth is the best way to help this podcast grow. <br><strong>Thanks again for listening.</strong></div><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>