There are two extremely common obstacles that get in the way of people succeeding at habit change:
- Messing up on the habit and then quitting.
- Not starting because the habit change seems too hard or daunting.
Have you faced these problems? The answer is almost certainly yes because pretty much all of us have.
The answer to both of these problems is really the same: Do the habit. Keep doing it. Keep trying until you figure it out.
The problem is that people feel discouraged by failure, or feel overwhelmed or intimidated.
The solution is to embrace the "Fail Faster" and iterate philosophy that’s all the rage in software.
Most Important: Just Ship
The Model T was created after Henry Ford and his partner shipped a very imperfect Model A automobile, and had their mechanics gather real-world information about problems with the car. And then they made it better, one problem at a time.
They only gathered this information by shipping the car.
You’ll only gather the real-world information you need to make the habit stick (exercise, diet, meditation, reading, creating, non-procrastinating, yoga, etc.) by actually doing the habit.
So the most important thing you can do is do the habit every day. If you make mistakes, that’s great, because it’ll help you improve your habit method.
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