Want to Build a Habit? Focus on Feeling Good.

The NY Times ran an article today (http://nyti.ms/1fXyhww) summarizing data on what keeps people exercising that might surprise you. ”

“People whose goals are weight loss and better health tend to spend the least amount of time exercising… Rather, immediate rewards that enhance daily life — more energy, a better mood, less stress and more opportunity to connect with friends and family — offer far more motivation.” Researcher Michelle Segar recommends counting everything you do to move around – climb the stairs, walk to the store, count it all.

It applies to any habit change: measure what you want to watch grow – smoking cessation, increased extraversion, whatever – and remind yourself, often, with as much variety and engagement as you can, how the change benefits the way you feel.

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“Inside Out” Will Bring Out Your Insides, or Why Sad Can Be Just What You Need

It’s time to stop pinning my love of sappy movies on, “My daughter dragged me…” She was gratified when I cried at “What a Girl Wants,” and happy to sit on the stairs of a sold-out theater (we snuck in) to see “Skyfall.” We’re both still recovering from the moment when (Spoiler Alert) Bambi’s mother is gunned down. I was the one who suggested, “Inside Out,” and I’m not afraid to tell the world. Two of the scientists whose work I most admire have my back on this one:

http://nyti.ms/1RWEiFl

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