Following the 3rd week, my average showering was around 19-20 minutes. In the 1st week, the longest shower I've had was 26 minutes -- close to half an hour! I have been self-conscious of keeping a mental timer while in the shower. By doing this, I was able to reduce the amount of time showering down by 5 minutes.
I learned that urban cities do not take a lot of land in the U.S (1). The food we eat takes up LESS land than the food grown to feed livestock. Cows consume a lot of water and food, which made me think: what if the world went completely beefless and porkless?
A habit I developed is avoiding electric shocks. It took me a day to develop it because I am scared of getting electric static when I touch on a metal surface.
Reading the article (2), I am more inclined to continue taking shorter showers. It takes motivation to start the new habit, and break the old one of being used to taking hour-long showers. I realized that it doesn't matter if I mess up if I accidentally take longer showers. I tend to think if I made a new habit, I would need to perfect it since day 1.
It is important for people to hear that it doesn't take 21 days to get used to a habit, getting used to a habit takes longer than people think. According to the article, it takes around 18 days at minimum to 2 months or close to a year to become accustomed to a habit. It is okay for people to mess up while building a new habit, as long as you are keen on getting rid of old bad habits and making healthy ones.
1. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/?fbclid=IwAR2sY87CdO9iLhiKCbkFJcRVrcOYOWHM8mW_AGex1V7nMpnbeioQw1ieUD8
2. Clear, J. (2014, April 10). How long does it actually take to form a new habit? (backed by science). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/buildahabit
I learned that urban cities do not take a lot of land in the U.S (1). The food we eat takes up LESS land than the food grown to feed livestock. Cows consume a lot of water and food, which made me think: what if the world went completely beefless and porkless?
A habit I developed is avoiding electric shocks. It took me a day to develop it because I am scared of getting electric static when I touch on a metal surface.
Reading the article (2), I am more inclined to continue taking shorter showers. It takes motivation to start the new habit, and break the old one of being used to taking hour-long showers. I realized that it doesn't matter if I mess up if I accidentally take longer showers. I tend to think if I made a new habit, I would need to perfect it since day 1.
It is important for people to hear that it doesn't take 21 days to get used to a habit, getting used to a habit takes longer than people think. According to the article, it takes around 18 days at minimum to 2 months or close to a year to become accustomed to a habit. It is okay for people to mess up while building a new habit, as long as you are keen on getting rid of old bad habits and making healthy ones.
1. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/?fbclid=IwAR2sY87CdO9iLhiKCbkFJcRVrcOYOWHM8mW_AGex1V7nMpnbeioQw1ieUD8
2. Clear, J. (2014, April 10). How long does it actually take to form a new habit? (backed by science). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/buildahabit
I see that your are attempting to take shorter showers, however, I still see that the showers that you are taking are 19-20 minutes long which is 2.3 time the average shower length (8.2 minute ave). If you where to shorten your shower to the average length you would save 22.68 gallons every shower (ave flow rate of 2.1 gal/min).
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