Jim Kwik shares a discipline rule: miss one day without guilt, but never miss two in a row. Make the next day non-negotiable. Research shows self-compassion works better than self-criticism for building habits that stick.
Don't make falling off a pattern. Missing one day, it's human. Missing 2, you start to create a new pattern. So if today slipped, make tomorrow a non-negotiable. I would practice and something came up and I would miss a day, but I won't miss 2 days. So that, that's my non-negotiable. I could miss one day of working out, but I won't miss 2. So I think at a meta level, you showing Up for yourself is like one of the ultimate habits. The habit of doing what you say you're gonna do and having grace and compassion when we aren't able to do it. This came up at work, this came out with the kids. I wasn't able to do this. You don't beat yourself up cuz studies in self-compassion show kindness actually is better than beating yourself up to follow through. Each time you get back on track, you reinforce the identity of someone who follows through.
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