December 31, 2019 - 109 - "Book Report: "Superhuman by Habit" by Tynan"

New Decade/New Habits    

     I was texting with my brother yesterday.  He said he didn't ordinarily make New Year's Resolutions, but he wanted to lose some weight and feels it's necessary for his health, so he's going to make an exception this year.  

     I thought of a book I'd listened to on Audible called "Superhuman by Habit", by a guy named Tynan and recommended it to my brother. The book is all about getting to your goals in a consistent way by changing habits in tiny increments.

    According to Forbes magazine "less than 25% of people actually stay committed to their resolutions after just 30 days, and only 8 % accomplish them."  Their recommendation is not to set resolutions, but goals.

     Tynan, the writer of "Superhuman By Habit" goes one further and says to create really tiny goals; goals so small you can't help but hit them.  His theory is if you consistently implement your small good habits you get momentum going that can carry you toward more positive changes.

     He says to focus first on the the types of goals that make the biggest difference.  He suggests eating better or exercise goals because those have the biggest effect on all areas of your life.  You feel better, rest better, have better mental clarity, etc.  And those things will tend to lead to other things in your life improving.

Still Good

     Talking about the book led to downloading it to my phone again.  I've listened to almost the whole thing (it's a quick read...uh...listen) just while folding clothes and running a few errands.

     The book is read by the dorky, but loveable writer.  (Projection?)  At first it's a little tough hearing about this 'life-changing new system'...from a guy who sounds really, really, young, but he actually is onto something.  

     I realize hearing again just how revolutionary it's been to my way of thinking about habits and change.

     The main thing is: it works.  The book has a way of resetting your way of getting to what you want.   Since reading this book I've improved all sorts of things, from my diet, to my way of keeping my schedule.  I read and research so many ways to self-improve that it's hard to say just one book or writer made the difference.  But I can definitely make a direct connection from reading his ideas to restarting this blog.  

     I didn't even remember that he was the one who said he'd started out writing a daily blog post...and that's what inspired me to try it.  Though I should probably tweak my goal like he has: he still writes a post a day, but then he chooses the top two to post.  Definitely something to consider.

New Year's Resolutions?

     Anyway, I thought if maybe you have something you're planning to work on in this new decade...the ideas in this book could help you too.

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      Thanks for checking in to read these posts.  I appreciate your time so much, and hope The Twenties are an amazing decade for you!!   

XOXOOXOXO!

Here's to a Happy, Healthy, and Fun-Filled 2020!

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"Good habits aren't more difficult to execute than bad habits, they're just harder to build." 

-Tynan

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"People we think of as exceptional aren't that way because of who they are, but because of what they do."

-Tynan

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"New habits are things that you do, but old habits are things that you are."

-Tynan

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