I’m hacking through the month of May, working on developing good habits and ridding bad ones. i’m feeling pretty good about my efforts and results. I have to give myself a thumbs up 👍 to celebrate. Did you know that what makes a habit stick is not repetition or amount of time spent on it? I didn’t. According to B.J. Fogg, author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Changes Everything, emotions create habits. We want to create feelings to wire in the habits that we want in our lives. He found that celebration is the best way to create a positive feeling that wires in our new habits.

I haven’t been big on celebration. I’m not for fanfare. It’s a quirk in my personality. Maybe I feel I don’t deserve it or it could be I wasn’t brought up in such a fashion. All that stuff does make me uncomfortable. I’m learning I can celebrate on a smaller and quieter scale. Then I can gradually work it up to balloons and noise makers. A thumbs up is not a big deal and is very quiet. I like feeling good. I will keep a watch out for those feeling good vibes and build on them. It’s a good hack. Who doesn’t want an easier time?

Wanting an easier time, I’m keeping things small, simple and easy. I’m remembering to celebrate small victories. Tomorrow is another day.