Day 33: Habits

Unfortuantely, as I write this, my internet is down and I'm not sure if I'll be able to post this by 6:00 AM since I'm going to sleep soon! I promise I didn't forget, sorry for the delay!

UPDATE: 2:00 AM and still no internet. Yep, looks like it'll have to be posted tomorrow.

UPDATE 2: I forgot to upload this post today since I was out of internet last night and wasn't in the habit of doing so. Sorry for the additional lateness!

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Well, it is now Day 33. Today, according to many standards I have qualified for a potential writing habit. That means that it is now simply my normal daily course of action to write a bit of something (and for me, this occurs almmost always in evening, with some exceptions).

Now that I have qualified, according to some specifications of how long it takes to make a habit, we are looking at the last few posts on the blog! I'm excited that I've made it this far and I think I might actually make it to the end! I've started thinking about what I'm going to do after those forty days are up, and I'm not totally sure. I want to keep writing, but I'm not sure if that means more posts over here at 4D Days or something else.

But this is certainly I habit I've wanted to make a reality for a long time. I want to thank you for your support as we come into this final stretch. Just knowing that there are a handful of people out there reading means I'm motivated to ensure that the post goes up each day and that I have accountability for if it did not.

Obviously I have a few obstacles to overcome to make writing every day (well, at least five or six days a week, maybe not seven) a habit. Once 40 days are up, that will be the true test. If I keep writing, then perhaps I've actually achieved habit status, if I don't then I haven't.

Good habits are actually pretty tough things to get going. It's often not easy or fun at times to build the habits that can make us the kind of people we want to be. I can't tell you how many times I've sat across from someone in a bible study group and had them admit that they haven't been reading their Bible as much as they'd like (which means it's not a habit!). And I can't tell you how many times I've been that person too. The same thing can be true of other things too like prayer.

But this little forty day experiment has certainly made me more aware of the power of accountability. Just knowing that someone will know if I come through on my post has given me the drive when I didn't want to write anymore. This principle can be applied to any kind of habit you want to develop, just need one person who is willing to check up. And the internet can make this pretty easy too!

See you tomorrow. Just a few days left!