The Fun Side of Habits: How Humor Can Help You Create Healthy Routines

Five ways of making it easier to acquire a new habit.

Changing habits is like trying to move a mountain with a spoon, but with a little bit of effort and a lot of humor, you can turn those pesky habits into healthy and fulfilling ones. Photo by Manan Chhabra on Unsplash

Habits: Love or hate them; they’re a significant part of our lives. They can be like those persistent siblings that follow you around. Still, they can also be the foundation of a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. From good habits like brushing your teeth to bad ones like procrastination, they account for almost half of our daily behaviors, according to a Duke University study.

And yet, creating healthy habits may seem daunting, especially in a world filled with temptations. It’s like trying to resist the dark side of the force when surrounded by candy jars at work. And changing bad habits? It’s like trying to move a mountain with a spoon. The road to healthy habits can be challenging, but with a bit of effort and humor, it can also be fun and rewarding.

So how do we turn these stubborn habits around? Here are some tips to make the journey less arduous:

Tip #1: Make it fun

Creating healthy habits is often associated with boring and tedious activities. But who said it had to be that way? To make it enjoyable, you can turn it into a game.