Leo Babauta from Zen Habits always emphasizes that in order to incorporate new habits, it's very, very important to do it one habit at a time. As the typical "bite- more-than-you-can-chew" type, I've been ignoring his advice so far and my habit-building results have not been as successful as I'd like. I've therefore decided to follow his advice, if only in a relative way.
My habit list has not changed much. However, I intend to give one single habit preeminence. That means that if I have to miss any other habits in order to build that one, I will. For example, my current most important habit is getting to bed earlier. If I have to miss on setting my clothes for next day or writing my MIT's, then so be it. I have to be in bed before a certain time.
We'll see how this goes in the following weeks. On the plus side, exercise has almost become a real habit for me. That's surely a plus.
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Good job trying to maintain your goals! I have similar ones I'm trying to make and tend to bite off more than I can chew as well!
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Thanks! I think the "bite more than one can chew" syndrome is quite common. I've felt it many times in my life and it's probably time to do something about it.
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