As I write this, we’re all going through a huge disruption in our lives due to COVID-19. We’re cooped up at home, we can’t see our friends, and a lot of people are out of work.
When our routines and the way we live our lives get upended like this, so do our habits. Suddenly all the regular cues and events that trigger our habit loops are gone, and without this normalcy, we forget to do the things we normally do. This can be both a curse and a blessing.
It’s very easy to abandon our good habits during a time like this. How do you exercise when the gyms are closed? How do you eat healthy when a trip to the grocery store is an hours-long ordeal that risks your safety? How do you read good literature when the library is shut down?
And even for habits that aren’t any more difficult, it’s still easy to forget about them when everything is changing, the days are running together, and you feel like a prisoner in your own home.… Read more