Psych Hacker

Sharing psych research to help 1) bust bad habits and 2) create the lives we really want. Knowledge is Power. Also, documenting my journey through habit change.

[Psych Hacker @Psych_Hacker]

Why don't you come along for the ride? Create and maintain your own habits, using the tools and techniques I describe. Tweet you progress using #PsychHack and I'll RT them! Create the life you want!

#motivational #success #habits #lifehack #FridayMotivation

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Habit Maintenance: Daily Run After Work
* Daily run, complete
* 1 mile run in 9 min 30sec. (new record!)
* Streak: 1 Day
Goal - run every day after work - Success!
#NewHabits #LifeHacks #Running #Exercise #psychology #LifeHack #Motivation

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You are what you do.

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Habit Maintenance: Writing Everyday Before Work - Day 19
* 1250 words written today (daily record: 2150)
* Words this week: 2250 (weekly record: 5,300)
* Streak: 15 days
* Total So Far: 20,000 (15% of novel complete!)
#LifeHacks #Writing #psychology #motivation #FridayMotivation

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Habit Maintenance: Writing Everyday Before Work - Day 18
* 500 words written today (daily record: 2150)
* Words this week: 1000 (weekly record: 5,300)
* Streak: 14 days
* Total So Far: 18,000 (10% of novel complete!)
#LifeHacks #Writing #psychology #motivation #FridayMotivation

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Habit Maintenance: Daily Run After Work - Day 20
* Daily run, complete
* 1 mile run in 8 min 53sec. (new record!)
* Streak: 20 Days
Goal - run every day after work - Success!
#NewHabits #LifeHacks #Running #Exercise #psychology #LifeHack #Motivation

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Yes! Never underestimate the power of habits! They can be used for greatness, or they can control you and destroy your entire life. Learn to harness them!

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Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do. https://t.co/sX8tG1LtZZ #habits #improvement via @challengeachiev

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Habit Maintenance: Daily Run After Work - Day 19
* Daily run, complete
* Block circled 2 times (.7 miles) in 6min 14sec.
* Streak: 19 Days
Goal - run every day after work - Success!
#NewHabits #LifeHacks #Running #Exercise #psychology #LifeHack #Motivation

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Habit Maintenance: Writing Everyday Before Work - Day 17
* 500 words written today (daily record: 2150)
* Words this week: 500 (weekly record: 5,300)
* Streak: 13 days
* Total So Far: 17,500 (10% of novel complete!)
#LifeHacks #Writing #psychology #motivation #FridayMotivation

[Psych Hacker @Psych_Hacker]

Key concepts I cover when it comes to creating new, valued habits:
* Connect to personal values
* Small changes regularly
* Same time, same day
* Use nudges
* Use rewards
* Tag habit onto already established routine
* Do Cost-Benefit analyses if needed
* Celebrate!

[Psych Hacker @Psych_Hacker]

Maintaining a new, valued habit can be hard. To aid motivation, routinely review any gains made. For example, running every evening for the last 3 weeks has left me losing some weight, feeling better in my body, having more energy, & improved running times & distances. #success

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That being said, to really get the habit locked in, research suggests we need to repeat the action between 6 to 12 weeks. So, we have the stage of habit creation, maintenance, and self-perpetuation.

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Play to your bio-system's strengths. Learn to use your hormonal systems sustainably and smartly so that creating the life you want is as easy as possible. Swim with the current of you can, not against it.

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It's the habit that makes things easier. Because of the association, I no longer need to think and decide every time I run. The habit is formed. My psychology is locked in. Through habit, I've created a hormonal *push*. After just three weeks, running every evening is automatic.

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Habit Maintenance: Writing Everyday Before Work - Day 16
* 1,000 words written today (daily record: 2150)
* Words this week: 5,300 (new weekly record!!)
* Streak: 12 days
* Total So Far: 17,000 (10% of novel complete!)
#LifeHacks #Writing #psychology #motivation #FridayMotivation

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Habit Maintenance: Daily Run After Work - Day 17
* Daily run, complete -
* Block circled 3 times (1 mile) in 9min 22sec.
* Streak: 17 Days
Goal - run every day after work - Success!
#NewHabits #LifeHacks #Running #Exercise #psychology #LifeHack #Motivation

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Habit Maintenance: Writing Everyday Before Work - Day 16
* 1,200 words written today (daily record: 2150)
* Words this week: 4,300 (weekly record: 4,650)
* Streak: 11 days
* Total So Far: 16,000 (10% of novel complete!)
#LifeHacks #Writing #psychology #creativewriting #motivation

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Habit Maintenance: Daily Run After Work - Day 16

* Daily run, complete - *barefoot*
* Block circled twice (0.72miles) in 6min 30sec.
* Streak: 16 Days

Goal - run every day after work - Success!

#NewHabits #LifeHacks #Running #Exercise #psychology #LifeHack #Motivation

[Psych Hacker @Psych_Hacker]

Use the power of habit to create the life you really want. Learn how to create, start, and maintain habits and so routine does the hard work for you.

#psychology #Habits #LifeHacks