Comments on: How To Change A Habit http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/ Stop sucking and live a life of abundance Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Hunter Nuttall Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:23:04 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-395 The thing with replacement theory is that you can't replace a habit with just any other habit. In many cases, you'll find too much temptation to switch back to the first habit. Scott explains in the ebook how to identify habits that can be used successfully with replacement. Ah yes, those dreaded bills. I understand--sometimes blogging has to make way for practical matters we have to tend to. Your readers will be more forgiving if you miss a post than your customers will be if you don't deliver. The thing with replacement theory is that you can’t replace a habit with just any other habit. In many cases, you’ll find too much temptation to switch back to the first habit. Scott explains in the ebook how to identify habits that can be used successfully with replacement.

Ah yes, those dreaded bills. I understand–sometimes blogging has to make way for practical matters we have to tend to. Your readers will be more forgiving if you miss a post than your customers will be if you don’t deliver.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Barbara Swafford Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:52:03 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-388 So, what I need to do is replace blogging with sleep? Although I do try to get most of my blogging in during the day and or early evening, working in a home office can actually be unstructured. Sometimes when I think I have an hour to blog, the phone rings and out the door I go to run an errand. Since that's what pays the bills, blogging falls into whatever time slot is available. Priorities, you know? <em>Barbara Swafford's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/261741469/' rel="nofollow">NBOTW Took A Huge Leap Of Faith</a></em> So, what I need to do is replace blogging with sleep?

Although I do try to get most of my blogging in during the day and or early evening, working in a home office can actually be unstructured. Sometimes when I think I have an hour to blog, the phone rings and out the door I go to run an errand. Since that’s what pays the bills, blogging falls into whatever time slot is available. Priorities, you know?

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..NBOTW Took A Huge Leap Of Faith

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Hunter Nuttall Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:36:17 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-385 Barbara, it's interesting that you want to get out of the habit of blogging all night long, when many people are trying to establish the habit of blogging more consistently. It just goes to show that we all have our own unique situations, and we're striving for different things. As far as help in the book, yes, Scott mentions habits like this. This is what's called a negative habit. By negative, he doesn't mean bad, he means that you're trying to stop doing something instead of trying to start doing something. He says some of his techniques are harder to apply with negative habits, but he suggests reading the section on replacement theory. He's used replacement theory to stop watching TV, stop eating meat, cut down on internet use, etc. Barbara, it’s interesting that you want to get out of the habit of blogging all night long, when many people are trying to establish the habit of blogging more consistently. It just goes to show that we all have our own unique situations, and we’re striving for different things.

As far as help in the book, yes, Scott mentions habits like this. This is what’s called a negative habit. By negative, he doesn’t mean bad, he means that you’re trying to stop doing something instead of trying to start doing something. He says some of his techniques are harder to apply with negative habits, but he suggests reading the section on replacement theory. He’s used replacement theory to stop watching TV, stop eating meat, cut down on internet use, etc.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Barbara Swafford Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:57:33 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-380 Hi Hunter, I think I need to get out of the habit of blogging way into the night. Is there any help for me in the book? <em>Barbara Swafford's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/261104422/' rel="nofollow">Celebrating One Year Of Blogging</a></em> Hi Hunter,

I think I need to get out of the habit of blogging way into the night. Is there any help for me in the book?

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Celebrating One Year Of Blogging

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Hunter Nuttall Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:01:46 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-378 Catherine, I've also heard that 21 days makes a habit, so there are different numbers floating around out there. The nice thing about 30 days is that it's a month (give or take), so it's easy to keep track of where you are just from the date. Catherine, I’ve also heard that 21 days makes a habit, so there are different numbers floating around out there. The nice thing about 30 days is that it’s a month (give or take), so it’s easy to keep track of where you are just from the date.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Cath Lawson Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:58:18 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2008/03/how-to-change-a-habit/#comment-377 Hi Hunter - great idea for a book. The 30 day trial sounds good - I read somewhere that once you've done something continuously for at least 30 days it becomes habit. I think it was on John Chow's blog that I read that. <em>Cath Lawson's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SuccessPasscode/~3/260635295/' rel="nofollow">Can You Write a $500 Prize Winning Quote?</a></em> Hi Hunter – great idea for a book. The 30 day trial sounds good – I read somewhere that once you’ve done something continuously for at least 30 days it becomes habit. I think it was on John Chow’s blog that I read that.

Cath Lawson’s last blog post..Can You Write a $500 Prize Winning Quote?

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