Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy!
Personal Development
As we continue through January and setting new intentions for the year, the posts this week focus on providing tips for establishing and keeping habits.
What is a Habit? The first post of the week looks at habits at a high level. We explore the dictionary definition of a habit and how I see them stacking up.
The Habit Loop and How to Create One. This post explains the habit loop of cue, routine, and reward developed by Charles Duhigg and built upon by James Clear and Nir Eyal.
Finding Our Cue. Diving deeper into the habit loop, this post looks at the cue and covers five different cues that James Clear mentions in his book and tips from Gretchen Rubin and her work on habits.
Habits and Behavior Design. Looking through a slightly different lens, this post considers B.J. Fogg’s work on habits and the dimensions of triggers, motivation, and ability.
The Creative Habit. The final post of the week comes from Seth Godin’s book The Practice. This concept relates to creating habits and the discipline to do creative work every day.
One Shade Greener
This week, life prevented a new post.
Instead, I’ll provide the link to last week’s post – Sustainability at Work – Where to Start?. This question is one I hear often, and I hope this framework helps get teams started in a non-intimidating way.
For those looking for a challenge this year, consider focusing on one room a month to make sustainable changes. One Shade Greener at Home is a resource that can walk you through step-by-step.
PodList
This week, there are three podcasts on the list. I hope you find at least one you connect with.
You Don’t Find Your Passion in Reflection, It Finds You in Action. 11 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. While reflection can help us understand ourselves, this podcast reminds us that doing things exposes us to activities that may turn into passions. Action prompts passion.
Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings. 14 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. We’ve all had them…the one-on-one meeting. Some are good. Some are not. This podcast explores what you can do to ensure your next session is worth your time.
Human Design for Business Growth and Manifestation. 43 minutes. The Mindset Edit. I’m always up for learning more about something that could provide more personal insight. I’ve seen a fair amount of information on “human design” lately and thought I would provide a link to one of the podcasts for anyone who might want to explore the topic and learn more.