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Forming a new habit or breaking an existing habit can be one of the most difficult things you attempt to do. Knowing how many days to form a habit can help you get over the hump and keep you moving foreword in developing a new habit. I know personally that forming a new habit gets harder and harder the older I get and you will probably find that to be true for yourself.
Research says that it takes 21 to 30 days to form a new habit. I guess they know what they’re talking about, but it sure seems that forming a new habit takes me a whole lot longer! Or maybe it just seems like a longer time because it’s so hard to stick to the task at times.
We develop habits very early in life. Some of them are good and some of them are bad. If we are trying to get rid of bad habits, well hooray for us! I find that an explanation of habits helps me to understand why sometimes it is so hard to break habits.
When we create habits in our lives a path is worn into our minds. Think of it this way; a habit is a road that has been traveled down many, many times. So when you try to change a habit you are changing the direction of the road in your mind. Sometimes your mind will fight you because it doesn’t know what to do.
Stick with me here because understanding this will help you to understand why you must consistently do something the same way over a period of time to change a habit.
As you begin to change a habit you may ask yourself, “How many days to change a habit!!??
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