Nobody is perfect, I’ve had a cup of coffee since I quit it, and I’ve come to crave black tea as much as I did coffee. One rule that has kept me in check with this and most other habits is never twice in a row. If I had a coffee yesterday, I won’t have one today. If I forgot to stretch my legs one morning, I can’t skip it the next morning. If you do a thing you wanted to stop doing, don’t do it again tomorrow. Never skip two days and it soon becomes a habit.
I like that a lot - it's all too easy to falter once and then never make it back to a comfortable pattern. Allowing yourself one, but not two, is a much more reasonable and compassionate self-expectation, and I'm sure makes it all that much easier to stick to your goals! Will definitely keep it in mind.
Nobody is perfect, I’ve had a cup of coffee since I quit it, and I’ve come to crave black tea as much as I did coffee. One rule that has kept me in check with this and most other habits is never twice in a row. If I had a coffee yesterday, I won’t have one today. If I forgot to stretch my legs one morning, I can’t skip it the next morning. If you do a thing you wanted to stop doing, don’t do it again tomorrow. Never skip two days and it soon becomes a habit.
I like that a lot - it's all too easy to falter once and then never make it back to a comfortable pattern. Allowing yourself one, but not two, is a much more reasonable and compassionate self-expectation, and I'm sure makes it all that much easier to stick to your goals! Will definitely keep it in mind.
Absolutely. In fact, I wrote a whole article about that topic! :)
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P.s. I’m a 1.5 cup of coffee guy too. :) I’m nervous I’m getting dangerously close to 2.5! 🤪