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A woman in Portland, Oregon started her daily exercise habit with one activity – walking her dog. Lindsay Kee then added movements to this daily activity. Before leaving on the walk, she did some standing stretches. On her return, she did other exercises such as jumping jacks. 俄勒冈州波特兰的一名妇女以一项活动开始了她的日常运动习惯 - walking狗。 然后，林赛·基（Lindsay Kee）为这项日常活动增加了动作。 在散步之前，她进行了一些站立的伸展。 回来后，她做了其他练习，例如跳跃千斤顶。 Over time, Kee added more exercises around the dog walk. She said adding exercises to an existing activity took the pressure off of creating a whole new daily exercise. And now more than a year later, she consistently exercises around the dog walk. 随着时间的流逝，Kee在Dog Walk周围增加了更多的练习。 她说，在现有活动中添加练习会减轻创建全新的日常锻炼的压力。 现在，一年多后，她始终在狗步行周围锻炼。 Kee said, “I've found it to be really effective in helping me be consistent with things that I really do want to do.” Kee说：“我发现它确实有效地帮助我与我真正想做的事情保持一致。” What Kee did is called habit stacking. Writer S.J. Scott created this term for his 2014 book of the same name. The idea behind habit stacking is to attach something you want to start doing to something you already do every day. Kee所做的称为习惯堆积。 作家S.J. 斯科特（Scott）为他的2014年同名书创建了这个术语。 习惯堆积背后的想法是将您想开始做的事情附加到每天已经做的事情上。 A common example is flossing your teeth after brushing them. However, you can use habit stacking in many areas of your daily life. Kee, for example, places her vitamins next to the coffee machine. This helps her remember to take them every morning. 一个常见的例子是刷牙后牙线牙线。 但是，您可以在日常生活的许多领域使用习惯堆积。 例如，Kee将其维生素放在咖啡机旁边。 这有助于她记住每天早晨带他们。 Exercise experts say habit stacking is especially helpful if you are trying to increase exercise time. 运动专家说，如果您想增加运动时间，习惯堆积特别有用。 Dana Santas is a movement expert who has trained more than 50 professional sports teams. She combines exercise habits with personal health care. For example, Santas does push-ups before every shower. And she does leg exercises while brushing her teeth. She says that her electric toothbrush makes a sound every 30 seconds to remind her to brush different teeth. But she uses the reminder to change her exercises. “It's perfect,” she added. 达娜·圣塔斯（Dana Santas）是一名运动专家，曾培训了50多支职业运动队。 她将运动习惯与个人医疗保健相结合。 例如，圣塔斯在每次淋浴之前都会俯卧撑。 她在刷牙时进行腿部运动。 她说，她的电动牙刷每30秒发出声音，以提醒她刷不同的牙齿。 但是她使用提醒来改变练习。 她补充说：“这很完美。” Two minutes of exercise may not get you in shape. But, experts say every little bit helps. Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest getting 150 minutes of moderate activity, like a fast walk, every week. Or you could also get 75 minutes of very energetic activity, like jogging, every week. The health experts also suggest two days a week of strength training. 两分钟的运动可能不会使您身体健康。 但是，专家说每一点都有帮助。 美国疾病控制与预防中心的专家建议每周获得150分钟的中等活动，例如快速步行。 或者，您也可以每周获得75分钟非常有活力的活动，例如慢跑。 健康专家还建议每周进行两天的力量训练。 Most people find keeping new habits difficult. And while habit stacking is not a perfect solution, it does help with one barrier -- decision-making. 大多数人认为将新习惯很困难。 虽然习惯堆积不是一个完美的解决方案，但它确实有助于一个障碍 - 决策。 Gretchen Rubin is the writer of Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. She said habit stacking is one of the best ways to start and keep new habits. The technique helps to remove the barrier of deciding when or if to do something. 格蕾琴·鲁宾（Gretchen Rubin）是比以前更好的作家：掌握我们日常生活的习惯。 她说，养成养成是开始和保持新习惯的最佳方法之一。 该技术有助于消除决定何时或是否做某事的障碍。 Rubin shared a story of her college days. To help her stay active, she would only shower if she had exercised that day. 鲁宾分享了她大学时代的故事。 为了帮助她保持活跃，她只有在那天锻炼时才会洗澡。 She suggested combining the new, or what she calls “shaky,” behavior with something you have to do or deeply want to do. 她建议将新的或她所谓的“摇摇欲坠”的行为与您必须做的事情或要做的事情结合在一起。 “So you have to do the shaky habit before you get to the strong habit,” Rubin said. If she wants to listen to a podcast, her strong habit, she must do it while exercising on a running machine. For her, this will strengthen her shaky habit. 鲁宾说：“因此，在养成强大的习惯之前，您必须养成摇摇欲坠的习惯。” 如果她想听播客，她的牢固习惯，就必须在跑步机上锻炼时这样做。 对她来说，这将加强她摇摇欲坠的习惯。

Better than Better is a New York Bestseller and had a two million print and online copies worldwide

I want to tell you about a book I read. It was so fabulous, I think I might just have to read it again. Better Than Before: Mastering the habits of our everyday lives by Gretchen Rubin   This book didn't say "Just do this and your set." It didn't even say, "Here's one way and see if it works for you." And it didn't just say, "Everyone's different, do your best, here are some principles." It said, "Here's how we're different. Here are examples of what that looks like is real life. What sounds like you? Here are a few ideas for folks that see themselves in this camp and some for this camp, etc." Not only does it acknowledge we're all different, but it promises hope that by understanding and embracing more of ourselves, we'll be more successful in our goals. Are you an Upholder, an Obliger, a Questioner, or a Rebel? Are you an Abstainer or a Moderator? Are you an Early Bird or a Night Owl? These are some of the categories Gretchen Rubin identifies and explains in the book. I've decided I'm an Obliger with Upholder tendencies and I both abstain from some things in my life in order to stay healthy, but then stay moderate in other areas with no problems. I'm definitely more of an Early Bird.   Let's say you were a Questioning Moderate Nightowl, and you were advised to get up early before the rest of the house woke up, and exercised (or wrote in your novel) every day. You, never mind how hard you tried or what attitude you strapped on, you wouldn't find success with that habit for very long. It's just not you. And instead of hating yourself for not getting it right again, or failing again, or wondering why you can't get your shit together.. Instead, embrace the core things about you. USE them. I have a client that is a firm Obliger. She finds it very difficult to self-motivate and only gets tasks done if she's externally motivated and held accountable for the very things she really wants to do. Instead of succumbing to the irritation and frustration of never getting things done, she embraced that obliging tendency to do work for others and now has a team of people that work for her. She has a personal trainer. She has a business coach. She has a counselor. She has hiking buddies. She has a housekeeper. If you are a Questioner, you'll say, "But WHY is it that I need to do this before anyone else gets up? What difference does it make WHEN I do this? As long as I do this. When else makes sense to do this? And how much time a day do I REALLY need to put in to see real results? If you are a Questioner, you're a researcher. Embrace that. Figure out, through questioning, what and when is right for you. And, if you're a night owl, no amount of discipline or willpower or going to bed early is going to shift that nature enough to help you sustainably and consistently get up at 5:30 a.m. And if you tend to be more moderate in your behaviors, why would an all or nothing, do it every day, don't break the chain habit ever work for you? Embrace the moderation, if that is in you. Be proud that you can take a day or two off of habitual behavior and not have it disintegrate. You're someone that doesn't have to do a behavior every day to make it stick. Another thing I appreciated from this book was when she said that our "identity" shifted based on what we were presented with. For instance, I can be moderate in drinking alcohol. I can have a glass or two of wine and not want anymore. I self-"identify" as someone who can be moderate with my alcohol consumption. BUT, I have to abstain from sugar. I can't have it in the house, or I'll eat a whole chocolate bar in one sitting. Those big jugs of chocolate-covered salted caramels from Costco? Shit. I'm lost. And they're all gone in a weekend. I can't stop myself. It's disgusting. I feel disgusting as I'm doing it and I can't stop. So, I'm Moderate in some things, but I know I have to Abstain from others to build good habits.   What habits are you wanting to change or add to your life or business? How can you use your personality and strengths to become more successful? Leave your comments in the blog or join me in my FB group, Strategies for Authors and Other Entrepreneurs. And check out: Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin. 

Gretchen Rubin's answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can harness the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives. So if habits are a key to change, then what we really need to know is: How do we change our habits? Better than Before answers that question. It presents a practical, concrete framework to allow readers to understand their habits—and to change them for good. Infused with Rubin’s compelling voice, rigorous research, and easy humor, and packed with vivid stories of lives transformed, Better than Before explains the (sometimes counter-intuitive) core principles of habit formation. 

“Habits make change possible by freeing us from decision making and from using self-control.”― Gretchen Rubin, Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday LivesIn real life, we've been talking about how it's the little things that count. Today, we talk about how little habits--little decisions, little actions--can make a huge difference. We can't want to hear from y'all about your habits...um, habits.

September is the perfect month for a "fresh start."  Set yourself up for success with these easy tips I learned from Gretchen Rubin's book, Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives.

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Have you ever determined whether you are better at completing tasks in the morning or evening? Do you prefer starting a new project or opening something new, or do you prefer finishing projects and seeing things through to the end? These are questions Gretchen Rubin helps readers answer in the book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. Tyler Meuwissen joins Brandon Laws for this episode to discuss the ideas in Better Than Before about building, sustaining, and mastering habits of our personal and professional lives.  -- Email us at info@xeniumhr.com Read more content on www.xeniumhr.com Follow Brandon on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter 

For many of us, maintaining good habits can be both rewarding and challenging. Also, as we approach the end of one year and the start of another - living a happier and more successful life is without a doubt one our biggest goals. On this episode of Gen X Amplified, we have someone who is perhaps considered the "queen of habits and happiness", New York Times bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin. She is here to discuss her latest book, aptly titled Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Everyday Life, and to share some awesome insights on the steps we can take to change and conquer our habits. Gretchen Rubin is definitely a content creator phenomenon. She is a blogger, podcaster, speaker, and bestselling author of many books, including The Happiness Project, which really sparked her overall happiness movement. Then she "happily" put pen to paper again to write Happier at Home, which was Gretchen's personal account of what she implemented to create more happiness in the things that mattered to her at home - such as marriage, family treasured possessions, neighborhood, and parenthood. Now Gretchen's latest book, Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, is all about how to maintain and increase the good habits in your life - and how to break the bad ones that are keeping you from reaching your goals. She has also recently launched a weekly podcast called Happier with Gretchen Rubin that she co-hosts with her sister, where they discuss good habits and happiness. Gretchen has a passionate following both in print and online, and her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages. She also makes frequent TV appearances on shows like The Today Show, and others. As our featured guest on today's episode of Gen X Amplified, Gretchen speaks directly to the challenges and even the great opportunities that Gen-Xers have when it comes to creating better habits, especially during this "rush hour" of life as she calls it. Key Takeaways From This Episode: Why Gretchen made the decision to leave the practice of law to start her journey as a published author. What is one of Gretchen's themes in all of her writings on happiness. Why the biggest "happiness" challenge that most people face actually deals with habits. The most important thing to think about when changing habits is focusing on strategies that are right for us - and not others. What are the (4) Four Tendencies/personality traits that Gretchen created to identify how people respond to expectations. Also, there is a quiz you can take to find out yours! Why being very specific and concrete is the best approach when setting New Years resolutions, habits, and goal setting. And so much more! Awesome Resources from this Episode: Gretchen Rubin's website Better Than Before (book) Gretchen's Podcast Gretchen on Twitter  Gretchen's (4) Four Tendencies Quiz "Happy" by Pharrell Evernote Thank you for listening!

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Total Duration 41:37 Download episode 135 Habits for Project Managers Could it be that the habits you develop today determine the life you live tomorrow? As project managers, we make endless choices throughout the day--how to use our time, how to interact with stakeholders, how to solve a problem. Our guest for this episode is Gretchen Rubin, who suggests that developing effective habits is a key responsibility for those who want to build a successful tomorrow. Gretchen is the author of a new book entitled Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. To learn more about Gretchen and her book, visit http://www.GretchenRubin.com.   Let Me Hear From You! I love hearing from listeners! Please leave me a message to let me know what you think about The People and Projects Podcast! Here's how you can contact us: Leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line at 847-550-3747 Call me directly at 847-579-9174 Contact me by email at show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week! DOUBLE DRIFT by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 CANDLEPOWER by Chris Zabriskie Licensed under Attribution License Margaret Thatcher on Habits Here's a clip from The Iron Lady, giving Margaret Thatcher's take on habits: {youtube}GSXYHqs0KPo{/youtube} In this episode, Gretchen mentions a Public Service Announcement from Yul Brynner about not smoking. Here it is: {youtube}p4wPg2i1R5A{/youtube}

SHOW NOTES!  Find all resources mentioned at http://www.onairwithella.com/037-gretchen-rubin-habits   Why can some people just wake up one day and decide to change their lives? How does someone wake up one day and just quit smoking or quit drinking or stop eating sweets or processed food? Why do some people struggle with forming habits that actually make them happy? They know they make them happier, but they still struggle doing them. Why do so many of us know what to do, but we just aren’t making the changes in our lives?  We know what to do but we just aren’t doing it.   How do we actually change?   These questions led me on a quest and that quest led me to Gretchen Rubin, the best-selling author, wife and mother of two. I knew Gretchen already from her previous books; I read The Happiness Project years ago and I thought it was amazing. So when she came out with Better Than Before, her newest book, I picked up it up for myself. I read Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives and I became a woman obsessed.  I chased Gretchen down. I said, “Oh, I know you’re on every television channel in the world. I know you’re at the top of iTunes with your own podcast.  I know that you are in extreme demand right now by every media outlet known to man, but could you maybe come talk to us? Because I believe you can change everybody’s lives who listens to this show that we do together.” And guess what? Gretchen didn’t hesitate, and she said yes.  This show today is about how we actually create lasting change in our lives, and I hope that it is of as much value to you as my conversation with Gretchen was to me.  Let me know –  What is one habit are you trying to break? What is one habit you are trying to create? Find all resources mentioned at http://www.onairwithella.com     We want to hear from you! Leave any questions for GRETCHEN or ELLA in the comments and make sure you subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher Radio so that you automatically get new episodes.   Have you connected with me on Facebook? We share lots of content, recipes, photos, motivation and more over there, so COME ON OVER. :-)

LIFE LESSON SERIES: The Power Of Habit Those practices that we do over and over determine outcomes in our lives. Reputable individuals that have lived throughout human civilization all made good habits a part of their daily lives. Habits are about repeating a behavior. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle RESOURCES about habits: 1.) BJ Fogg - http://tinyhabits.com/ 2.) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Habit-What-Business/dp/081298160X 3.) StickK - http://www.stickk.com/ 4.) Habit Forge - http://habitforge.com/ 5.) James Clear - http://jamesclear.com/good-habits 6.) Gregory Ciotti - http://www.sparringmind.com/ 7.) 99U - http://99u.com/ 8.) S.J. Scott - http://www.developgoodhabits.com/ 9.) Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin - https://gretchenrubin.com/books/before-after/before-after/ CHECK OUT: 1.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE- https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 2.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION - http://interviewgirl.org/ 3.) Victoria's New BOOK - http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432344777&sr=8-1&keywords=because+the+medicine 4.) DOCUMENTARY Film On WWII: http://chasingtime.us/ The Interview Girl Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving others and making a difference in this world by eliminating miseries that others experience. Stories, advice, interviews, and content are shared for the purpose of helping others (eliminating misery). Every project completed helps a different cause. People throughout the world experience various miseries and each product produced at the Interview Girl Foundation aids someone who is experiencing misery. The Interview Girl Foundation is a DO-GOOD organization that uses STORIES to achieve SOCIAL GOOD. http://InterviewGirl.org/ JOIN THE 7-DAY STORY CHALLENGE TODAY!: http://interviewgirl.org/stories/

Today I’m pumped to kick off July’s Summer Series theme of Book Club Month with none other than bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin. Many of you may know her already from her NYT bestselling books including The Happiness Project. Or, her podcast, Happier With Gretchen Rubin. Today we’re speaking about Gretchen’s newest book, Better Than Before, which […] The post TLS #82: Better Than Before: mastering habits based on your personality with Gretchen Rubin appeared first on Jess Lively.

How you successfully create a habit may not work for someone else, and vice versa. "Habits are a good servant and a bad master." -Gretchen Rubin The Cheat Sheet: Why does the habit of making your bed matter? Is there a link between happiness and minimalism? What's the biggest myth of all according to Gretchen? What's the strategy of other people and why is it so crucial? How to know if you are an abstainer or a moderator. And so much more... If you've tried to change habits in the past but haven't succeeded you'll want to hear what today's guest has to say on the matter. Gretchen Rubin is the three-time best-selling author who has made a study of happiness and habits. We talk about her books, including her book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Everyday Life, and the finer points of habit-formation and happiness on episode 387 of The Art of Charm. Click Here to Support The Show and Get 10% Off Onnit! More About This Show: Invariably Gretchen Rubin finds herself discussing habits with the people she meets, it's one of her favorite subjects. On today's episode you'll hear simple and effective habits to help you create a calmer, more orderly home. You'll also hear the strategy of the treat and loopholes we sometimes use to justify breaking a good habit. A simple and effective way to create a calmer, more orderly home is to use the one-minute rule: if it takes a minute or less, do it right away! When you get home, put your jacket away instead of dropping it wherever it lands. Your home will feel orderly and so will your mind. When it comes to forming everyday habits one effective strategy she recommends is the strategy of the treat. Choose a treat that's good for you and healthy and adds to your life, like buying new music every week if you're a music lover or lighting candles in your home. The treat needs to be something you do for yourself consistently, think of it as a way to refortify and take care of yourself rather than a reward you have to obtain. If you are taking care of yourself and staying restored you will be more likely to maintain other healthy habits because good treats bolster your will power and self-discipline. Gretchen also highlights a few of the loopholes we use to get out of "being good", these are rationalizations we make in the moment to break a healthy habit. There are over twenty she talks about in her book, Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Life, but one we discuss today is the self-actualization loophole. This is where the rationalization that it's ok to have this piece of cake because we need to enjoy life or we tell ourselves "you only live once". If you're using that train of the thought ask yourself how you'll feel about your decision later: will you feel good or will you not even remember that piece of cake? If you'll feel good and it will create a positive memory for you, then go for it. If it won't, then don't do it. We also talk about how to frame your treats, why we can't always create habits (even the fun ones!) and the power of accountability in creating last change. Thanks to Gretchen for sharing her wisdom and special thanks to you for being here! We'll see you next time on The Art of Charm. THANKS GRETCHEN RUBIN! If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Charm Podcast, let Gretchen know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick shout out on Twitter: Click here to thank Gretchen on Twitter! Resources from this episode: Gretchen Rubin's websiteThe Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin Happier at Home, by Gretchen Rubin Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Life, by Gretchen Rubin Gretchen Rubin on Twitter The Art of Charm bootcamps   You'll also like: -The Art of Charm Toolbox-Best of The Art of Charm Podcast Wanna leave a comment? Too bad! Email me instead (we read everything)!   HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!   If you dug this episode, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from all the fluff out there.   Ways to subscribe to The Art of Charm   Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher   FEEDBACK + PROMOTION   Hit us up with your comments and guest suggestions. We read EVERYTHING.   Download the FREE AoC app for iPhone Email jordan@theartofcharm.com Give us a call at 888.413.7177   Stay Charming!

If you’re someone interested in the psychology of money and learning more about yourself and why you do what you do when it comes to money, you’ll enjoy today’s episode. Today’s guest is author Gretchen Rubin, who started her career in law and was clerking at the Supreme Court when she realized that she really wanted to be a writer. Since then, she’s become one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on habits and happiness of our time. She is the author of several books, including the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project.  It is based on the year in Gretchen’s life which she spent experimenting about how to be happier. She is out with a brand new book – Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. Three takeaways from our interview: -- The 4 human tendencies we all should be aware of… (And the tendency quiz you can take on Gretchen’s website that will help you learn about yourself.) -- Why degree of temptation and your personality matter when establishing new habits. -- How to know whether you’re a classic underbuyer or overbuyer.