I’ve been trying to write articles of a certain kind for the last few days, but I think I am going to have to change my approach. Publishing a few small pieces daily works for me better than trying to publish large chunks in one go. Maybe I can do that once I have written the whole thing.

Today is not one of my hot days. It is one where I am struggling a little to even show up. Even though I slept fairly okay last night, I am drowsy.

Luckily for me, my habits and goals will save me.

Keeping your daily actions small and then building consistency is what matters.

A recent study shows how, if you frame the actions as a process and a journey, you can keep going even after you have achieved your goals.

About two years ago I did 1 hour of meditation for 90 days straight. It changed me. I became more focused, became calmer, and the people around me noticed.

But once I achieved my 90 day goal, I couldn’t sustain it because I had achieved my goal.

Now I have restarted that journey, and now it is all about LOOKING at it as a journey. It will take me where it takes me, and where it will take me will hopefully be good!

I have to do a few things daily, and they don’t amount to a lot of time commitment. I just need to show up, at least for the next 1 month. THEN I will up the rigour.

Just showing up means that I produce something I may not necessarily br proud of, but which wouldn’t even have happened had it not been for me showing up.

On most days I just want to do something. But if a goal says, show up for 2 minutes, it doesn’t feel so bad.

I’ve been reading Models by Mark Manson and I am quite blown away. The book is a real gem, and Mark Manson is a great modern day philosopher.

His writing style is simple and he has a big point to make.

People in relationships, or people wanting to get into one, think too much about what others may think of them.

But that doesn’t matter.

What matters is what you think of yourself. And perhaps this is something I have not really understood. What do YOU think of yourself? What do YOU want? How can the other person impress YOU and keep YOUR attention?

Can you call them out when they do something you don’t like? Or are you scared to do so? Are you ready to walk away if they are mean or rude to you?

If not, then you might be in it for the wrong reasons.

I am also reading Power of Habits. I want to power down on the habits books. Publish one big article on books around Habits. Maybe I will do exactly that today. And let the big articles keep coming alongside.

Game Making is going good. I am beginning to make a flappy bird clone and I am excited about how it turns out. I am already thinking of changing the image to one of my friends’ and then sending it to them. It should be funny!