It takes consistent time and will power to build a habit. But it is very easy to break one. For almost every routine we try to form, we will face this challenge, especially in the initial days.

When that happens, obsessing over the break in routine is counter-productive. Even trying to make up for the lost days is actually detrimental. Because we need to put in more time and effort to make up for lost time, it only increases the entry barrier to resume. Instead, if we tried to just continue the habit from the present moment onwards, we have a higher chance of rebuilding the routine.

I followed this piece of advice recently. I didn’t blog one day and with each passing day, the pressure of writing enough posts to make up for the lost days made it harder to continue. But the moment I decided to just let go of the past and resume from the present, I was able to begin writing again.

Thanks to my sis for this valuable piece of wisdom.