Habit replacement therapy

Much has already been said about building good habits.

This quote from Aristotle comes to mind:

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

But building good habits can be difficult if you already have too much to do.

How do you put another habit, which is like another item on your to-do list, into your schedule? Ha! You're frazzled by your daily duties and obligations already, right?

So here comes the idea of a not-to-do list. Much has been said about it, too.

What if we build habits by having a list of not-to-do habits?

The idea is to create space for a desired habit by replacing an existing habit, which we may be doing unconsciously.

Let's try that.

Habit: Read more during the day.

Not-to-do habit: Open social media apps every time you touch your phone.

Habit: Exercise every morning.

Not-to-do habit: Hitting the snooze button more than once.

Habit: Eat more healthy food.

Not-to-do habit: Buying chips every week to put into your pantry.

Think of replacing habits first before you create new ones. It's like habit replacement therapy.

I am no master of habits, so I'm putting this here to remind myself, too.

What habits are you going to replace?