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by codethief 2194 days ago
This reminds me a lot of James Clear's "Atomic Habits" where he says that in order to make a habit stick it needs to become part of one's identity. Writing down one's beliefs for 10min in a row might certainly be one way of going about this, though I do wonder how long it will last.
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That's interesting, pretty similar to this in a way.

All I know personally is that through repetition, behaviours/habits become more ingrained into your identity.

It could be something to do with neural pathways getting 'deeper' the more a certain behaviour is repeated?

Anecdotally, this method has worked well for me for a bunch of habits (like social media addiction, exercise, diet etc.) for a 2-3 months now.

Definitely recommend grabbing a pen and paper and giving it a try for 10 minutes with a habit you want to change!