The Final Habit You’ll Ever Need to Build

And you don’t need to do more.

“When order leads to chaos” — Image generated by the Author

You know the drill.

You pick a new habit. Maybe it’s meditating, or waking up earlier, or finally learning that language (or 9 as I tried for a few months using Duolingo… a bit too much!).

You’re fired up!

You get the app, you mark the calendar, you tell your friends.

For the first few days, you feel like a rockstar!

You’re nailing it!

This time, you think, it’s going to stick.

And then… it doesn’t.

A week or two in, the friction starts. It feels less like an exciting new project and more like a chore.

You miss one day, then two.

Soon, the memory of that initial motivation is the only thing left, a ghost haunting that dusty yoga mat in the corner.

So you blame your willpower. You blame the technique. You conclude you’re just “not a disciplined person.”

But is it?

Because you can certainly stick with other habits. Even watching TV or reading posts online like this one is a habit.

So what if your willpower was just fine?