Welcome to Day 2 of my Daily Diary, where I intend to record progress on habits I want to develop. You can read the intro post here

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Recently, I’ve been wanting to redesign my life and build some new habits. I recall hearing somewhere, on average, 21 days of continuously doing something was the tipping point when it becomes a habit. There are many great books written on the importance of building productive habits, such as The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.

So in my desire to continuously improve on various aspects of my life, I’ve decided to start a daily diary recording my daily actions corresponding with habits I would like to develop. This list may change over time as I work on new habits, but below are the initial actions I will be recording against. To give extra incentive for me to carry through with the actions, I will be recording my daily diary on the Steem blockchain for transparency.

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So this is how I faired on Day 2

Daily Habit 1: Go out for a walk each day with my daughter

Day 1: Completed - took the kids to the park.
Day 2: Didn’t have time to go for a walk. Had a pretty full day today but did spend a bit of time with the kids.

Daily Habit 2: Speak words of life - say more encouraging and thanks giving words each day, and reduce complaining, blame and negativity

Day 1: Needs improvement - Was encouraging when speaking to my wife today, but was a bit harsh with my son when he wasn’t sharing toys.
Day 2: Was much more encouraging in my words today. Was pleased with how I did in this area today, especially after a sleep deprived night. with my daughter not sleeping well.

Weekly habit 1: Catch up with friends on a regular basis

Yet to catch up with anyone on day 1.
Arranged to catch up with some new friends in a couple of weeks time.

Weekly Habit 2: Give to someone or some cause, or do something for someone

Yet to do anything generous on day 1 and 2.
But pledged to give an offering to a missionary starting a pharmacy near Tibet. Will be transferring the offering next week.

Summary

Happy with the progress in terms of speaking words of life and catching up with friends. Need to start looking for opportunities to be more generous in terms of supporting those around me.

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