Thanks for your comment, it adds an extra bit of motivation to see it worked out for you after a year!
I totally agree about the bad sleeping habits, since I've started last month, I've cut out screens from the bedroom, and even if I want to read a book before bed, I do it in the living room. I can now fall asleep within a few minutes when it used to take me a few hours.
I'll take a look at your other article! And perhaps try to occasionally blog about it since it seemed to help you stay on track.
Cheers!
PS: Have you read "The Power of Habits" by Charles Duhigg ? It tackles habits from a scientific point of view and really helped me getting started.
Most behavioural changes requires periodic reviews. First to foster awareness of one's real actions, as even though we feel like we've learned and understood what we ought to do, that doesn't mean we're really doing it. And second to reinforce belief in why we're doing it, as our rational selves who posess the understanding of what and how to do something is unfortunately not the ultimate driver of behavioural. So keeping that emotional comnection and conviction to the why is essential. Hence why so many people recommend journaling of one sort or another. I just figured that since I always struggled to find the motivation to journal for myself, doing it on Hive provided that extra motivation. Win-Win!
I have The Power of Habit book well placed visibly on my shelf to remind myself of it😉 (one reason why I still enjoy physical books is the ability to use them as decoration in places where they can provide me with regular reminders of the most important take-always that I got from reading them!). I read through all those books back in 2016 from "Start with Why" by Simon Sinek, "Simple Rules : How to Thrive in a Complex World", The Power of Habit, and a few others.
Simple rules is probably the book I would recommend the most. Its essence is something I have adopted not only into my personal life, but also into how I work and how I treat my money.
As for sleep, you're absolutely right that getting away from screens before sleeping (or ideally removing them from your bedroom entirely), as well as making it a place for sleep only are both great components of a good sleep strategy. Those are also o hei my list in that post, and things that helped me too go from needing 40m-1h to fall asleep to doing it in 5-15m. My best hack here has been to insist that the last hour of the day is meant to set myself up for success the day after. And instead of using my brain on things that requires problem-soling, I'll instead prep whatever will help me save time, be more productive, and face less barriers doing what I want to the next day. Could include tidying up the apartment a bit so that it has less distractions, pack my gym bag so that it is ready to be grabbed up and go when I want to hit the gym, write a short list of things to do, meal-prep if I want, etc. Anything that is helpful but doesnt require a screen.:)
I'll look forward to a post from you if you decide to sum up your new habits, hacks or experiences!