Sometimes an established lifestyle becomes a real trap. Habits, old and firmly ingrained in your life, make it difficult to look at it from a new perspective. When a lifestyle is addictive, but you understand that this state of affairs will not bring to good, you need not to be afraid to change everything.
Instruction manual
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Before you start a radical change, think carefully about what exactly you are not comfortable with in your current position. What features of the usual way of life in the future can lead you to the most unpleasant consequences? It’s best to take a piece of paper and write it all down. First write everything that you are unhappy with. Then write in general everything that is characteristic of your current lifestyle. It happens that some parts of everyday life that completely satisfy you are closely related to unpleasant moments, and sometimes ordinary-looking activities, if you look at them in the future, can lead you to very unpleasant consequences.
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Now, next to each problem, write its solution. But not everything may be obvious here. For example, if you think that you have a constant mess at home, and you need to do something about it, the first decision that comes to mind will be the idea of cleaning more often. But why didn’t you do it more often earlier? Sometimes behind one problem lies another. Perhaps your back hurts to clean the floor frequently. Then you need to buy a comfortable mop, with which you do not need to bend over. Or even hire a visiting housekeeper: her services are not that expensive.
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If any problems still seem insoluble, it is useful to try to decompose them into components. Here it may turn out that one big trouble, if you break it into many small ones, is quite amenable to control. Or you will find the root of the problem, which may not be easy to fix, but still possible. You will at least know in which direction to act. Solutions for some problems may not immediately come to mind: in life, things are not always simple.
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Take your time to change your entire lifestyle in one day. It is best to introduce one new habit no more than once a week. And remember that to form a habit, a person needs a lot of time, usually a period of 21 to 40 days. The right way of life should consist of habits that together make your life happy and comfortable, and everyday life - inconspicuous.
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It is also useful to throw away all the old things from the wardrobe. This simple but extremely effective procedure will give you strength and will allow you to take a fresh look at yourself, and hence the whole way of life.
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Make time for your daily routine. Usually it is the basis of your lifestyle. If you are used to doing something too slowly or to put it off for a long time, this creates a bad basis for many positive changes. You should pull yourself together. Time management can help you with this.
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It is extremely useful, if you have already undertaken the changes, to pay the closest attention to health and figure. Go in for sports or other physical activity. A gym, a jog or at least a daily short walk will restore your tone and refresh your thoughts.