Are your habits in line with who you want to become?
Does your habit consist of drinking daily, but you don’t want to become a professional alcoholic?
Then you may want to make some adjustments.
There was this one guy from Greece, Ancient Greece to be more exact. His name might have been Aristotle, and he might have said that:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
So, the thing is, at our core, we’re all the same, but the habits that we adopt make such a great difference. As long as we shoot for things that can be in our grasp, realistically, we should be able to get them. If you choose a task and give yourself the proper time to do it, then you’ll accomplish it.
Sure, life will get in the way, bad things will happen, but if you keep going on your path, relentlessly focused, then eventually you will get what you aim for.
In his book, "Outliers,", Malcolm Gladwell speaks about success being tied to the time that you spend on a task. And roughly, 10,000 hours is enough to get really good at something.
I’ve also heard the line "Show me your habits and I’ll show you the future." This one is from Wes Watson and it’s hard to deny this.
If, let’s say, you are overeating daily without burning enough calories, then it’s safe to assume that you will become overweight and your health won’t be as good as it can be, unless you change your habit.
“A man who can't bear to share his habits is a man who needs to quit them.” - Stephen King, The Dark Tower
So, a thing that will help you realize if you're on a good path is to think if you're able to share your habits with others, to speak about them. If the answer is yes, there is a high chance that you're even proud of what you do.
A high chance, not 100%, because there are some delusional people who are ready to brag about their destructive habits. If the answer is a clear no, then maybe you're into some shady or just straight up bad habits and you'll be better off if you just stop them.
Some habits may be hard to drop off, but not impossible.
“Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.” - Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Conclusion
Leaving aside factors that we can’t control, your habits can predict your future, so you better pay attention to your habits in each department: health, relationships, money, and so on.
Cheers!
