Habits

Have you ever picked up your phone and the next thing you know, 30 minutes have passed? Or perhaps, purchased something you didn’t really need with just one click through your favorite shopping app? Maybe you’ve sat down at the computer to work—only to spend the first 20 minutes on Facebook.

If these situations sound familiar, you’re not alone. If you’re like most Break the Twitch readers, you’ve recognized these tiny distractions and are working to change them. There’s a simple concept I’ve used over the last five years that’s helped with these distractions.

I call it intentional friction, and it’s a total game-changer if you’re trying to improve your focus and get less distracted day-to-day.

Five years ago, I was at my desk writing a blog post as the Marketing Director of a nonprofit. A coworker came by my office, interrupted me, and what happened next literally changed my life forever.

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In January of 2019, I made a video about what I’d learned after one year of consistent workouts. Now another year later, I’ve lost an additional 20 pounds, and I have some updates to my workout habits video from one year ago.

In this video update, I look back on, react to, and update the advice I gave in last year’s workout habits video.

I also share some words of inspiration for your own healthy habits journey below.

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Remembering to slow down, even when things are crazy is, unfortunately, one of those lessons I have to continually relearn. It’s for that sake I share what happened this past week with you.

One week ago, we kicked off Season 3 of our podcast and to be honest, it’s been challenging.

Two days before the first episode went live, I got sick. Sick in a way that anchored me to the futon of our Portland AirBnB, while I threw up into a trash can for the next twelve hours and felt unwell enough to not eat for over 36 hours.

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Anthony’s Note: This is a guest post by Taylor, the creator of the CeMental Break movement. Enjoy the read, and let’s help grow this excellent initiative.

CeMental Break (Cement + Mental Break) is a movement to encourage mindful moments using sidewalk chalk. A CeMental Break creates a space for a passerby to pause, then guides them through a mini-meditation. These meditations can focus on being in the moment, feeling gratitude, or showing some self-love.

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When I first started Break the Twitch, I was very focused on the idea of aligning vision with values.

What that involved was taking a hard look at what a typical day in your current life looks like and then dreaming up a vision for what your ideal day would be. When you overlay the two, you’d then see what matched up and what didn’t.

Fundamentally, this approach works well because as Annie Dillard says, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

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