Think about the domino effect that would occur in your life if you suddenly transitioned from eating out often to eating and cooking natural whole foods instead. Sure your waistline would undoubtedly see a change, but what other areas of your life would be impacted? You may lose weight, have more energy, and who knows, you might find yourself suddenly inspired to start working out. As you can see, this simple change can have a chain reaction that starts impacting multiple areas of your life. This, my friends, is a keystone habit. Not all keystone habits are positive, so it’s important to recognize how the habits and actions we choose to develop can influence the bigger picture of our lives.
If you are looking for positive habits to incorporate into your life for 2022 that will change your life, here are some ideas to adopt this year.
Make your bed every single day
By doing something simple like making your bed when you wake up, you’ve already accomplished one task in your day. This can start a chain reaction to help you accomplish more things and be more productive. By the end of the day, you’ll find that just making your bed led to you completing so much more on your to-do list.
Practice gratitude
It’s easier to focus on all the things we want, need, or don’t have instead of being grateful for the things in our lives that we do have. Practicing gratitude will help you start centering yourself. It will help you put your problems aside for a short time and focus on the positive things. This can then spiral to leading a more happy or mindful life as you start to notice the smaller blessings in your life.
Learn a new skill
Becoming successful in your personal and professional life means learning new things every now and then. If you don’t continue to discover and learn new things, you will never grow as a person, period. After high school or college, it’s easy to drop studying and learning altogether. However, as an adult, you can learn what interests you! You can watch TED Talks, YouTube, take an online course, or read a book to help you learn something new. Then, as you grow your skill sets, you can find new ways to enhance your life with your new skills and add value to your world and those who live in it. Who knows, you may can monetize this new skill.
Keystone habits are one of those habits that have a ripple effect on the rest of your life. So when you’re planning out your new goals for 2022, think about incorporating keystone habits into your plans to see what kind of chain effect you can start in 2022.
