Make so much sense to attach tasks to things that you already naturally do. It seems that it would just flow naturally. Instead of it being this intrusive task to accommodate in your life. No wonder we don’t follow through a lot of times!😅 Love your videos.
i'm so glad you did this video! I'm been trying to stack habits with an existing one but I'M not doing so well. Great with your examples it's giving me a good guide. Yes I would like you to do followups on this subject. Thank you so much.
I enjoy your videos so much! Thank you fo sharing all this with us!! I subbed too...also i am folding a mountain of laundry while i watch this.. #habitstacking 😁😁😁
It’s like you read my mind! The end of August, I realized I needed to change some of my habits. And it’s already the 12th, but my habits are still the same. I hope to implement some of the things you’ve said to my everyday practice!
I usually clean my tub after I shave my legs, I do it while I’m still in there, it’s much easier on the back. Then I rinse me and rinse the tub as I get out. I need to find a habit to help me dust more. My house gets dusty fast.
Love this! As a hygienist I had an “aha” moment a few years ago when it came to flossing. Basically it was habit stacking! I already brush my teeth and I KNOW I won’t neglect brushing... I stacked my flossing habit before I brush. Now I floss more than I ever have. So I’m going to try this “stacking” with other habits. :)
Best goal video I’ve seen 👌 I listened to atomic habits but I could not relate to the author and found his delivery odd. Your explanation was much better!
Habit stacking is the best! It’s how I’ve kept up with making my bed daily without fail for the last year or so. The first time it’s been regular in my whole 29 years of married life. I need to make some more because it’s SO extremely successful.
Perfect Timing!! I really need to do this!! I heard of the term...but not the concept...I was not completing even the everyday little tasks...I’ve been really sloughing in all areas!! Thank you for the great ideas!!!
I’ve heard about habit stacking up as you were talking about how you clean the bathtub on the days you wash your hair it made me realize I had accidentally habit stacked. The days that I clean my hair and or shave because they don’t always coincide I tend to clean up a bit more in the bathroom because I am in there longer so I just naturally fix some of the smaller things that might be ignored. I also know when I am trying get a routine I will write out my ideal routine and then attach the first thing to something I already do and then slowly add everything else. I don’t attempt to do everything at once because I know it won’t work.
I feel like we all naturally habit stack in some ways. Such as the first thing you do when getting up of a morning, or first thing after eating supper or getting home from the day. I believe the power of habit stacking is it is hacking what our bodies and our minds naturally do which is associate different items with each other. The closer the natural connection the more likely it is that it will be become a habit when associated with another task such as your example of putting out clothes for the next when you get out pjs, very similar actions so easy to string together and habit stack.
When I used chemicals to clean the bathtub, I'd clean it right before my shower. That way if any chemicals got on me, I could wash it right off. Now that I use apple cider vinegar, I scrub the tub whilst I am taking my shower. The shower head is on a hose so it's easy to rinse the walls down too. The hot water really helps keep me limber so I can really do a good job, instead of rushing to beat the pain. 💜🌞🌵😷
Thank you for sharing your aha moment! I have been struggling with implementing new habits and I had heard of finding and using triggers to help implement the new habits. Your explanation of habit stacking brought so much clarity to this idea. Again, thank you for sharing.
Brilliant! Thank you, Annie. One thing that we have been doing consistently is one thing in=one thing out for clothing, shoes, etc. to help us maintain decluttered spaces. Not sure if it's totally the same, but it's similar and works well. I am definitely going to give habit stacking a go in other areas, especially the shower/bathtub cleaning bit. Not my fav chore, LOL! Going to try it with building good habits at work too to streamline some things. Thank you so much for sharing!! 😊
I love being a part of your tribe and I loved this video. You are such a gift, I say that a lot but I love coming back to ground here. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to hearing more about the stackable habits. I would love to hear your thoughts on the busier season i.e. when your children break from homeschool and whether the habits are as easy to maintain. I speak from the point of view of a mother who may lose track of habits when school breaks for holidays (every 10 weeks). I find it not as easy to keep up when the season is busier. Sorry for essay... Your channe is always inspiringl Annie. Another excellent video. Thank you :)
I have done this for years, in fact it is the only way my brain can function especially with ADHD. I haven't heard it call habit stacking through. I always thought of it as a cue...this task cues you to do this and then this and so on...example: wake-up cues me to pray, praying cues me its time to get out of bed, getting out of bed cues me to make the bed, making the bed cues me to open the curtains and so on. My brain is so wired this way to the point of if anything unusual happens that day; I'm either completely unsure of what to do or most often I have to start from the beginning and go through all the cues. I'm working on adding a cue to do 10 push ups and 10 squats every time I use the rest room, which is also my cue to drink water. I hope those who haven't heard of this find this video and it is very helpful to them as for me its just the way I was designed to function. Thanks for sharing! I love the way you explained it!
I appreciate your comment. I have a child who seems be on the ADHD spectrum. It’s been a struggle for both of us. I still have no idea on how to help her. I think this will help.
@@thelordismyshepherd1366 I hope it does! I know hard with kids, but be sure to include something she wants to do at the end of the "cues" / "habit stacking" this helps keep the drive and focus for ADHD brains knowing their is a desired activity or "reward at the end" example: wake-up go pee, wash hands, , brush teeth, wash face, feed the pet, play with the pet. It doesn't have to be huge just anything she enjoys. I wish you the best!
Thanks for sharing! Curious... how do we get the 20% off? I clicked the link but it doesn't include or apply 20%. I'm new to this method and am looking to purchase one of Jenny's TNs. Ty!
The Perfectly Polished I didn’t realize you were using it for a leather TN- the code cannot be applied to the leather, just the inserts and accessories. Sorry about that! I’ll go back through some of my descriptions and make sure that is in the information with the code. It was at one time, but it would be just like me to have forgotten to add it recently 🤪
In the first minutes of being awake for me is being on autopilot... and goes like this... A trip to the bathroom, coffee, (here's where I piggybacked) brush my teeth, and empty the dishwasher. ... And here's my logic: the only thing to get me into the kitchen is COFFEE! So I keep my coffee cup in the dishwasher. So I empty the dishwasher whilst the coffee is making... (remember, I'm on autopilot, not really awake. Plus I'm spry... My back hasn't started hurting.) Then on the way back to the bedroom, I stop off and brush my teeth. ... Because teeth brushing is such a priority, I put it on the list after coffee. That way it doesn't get skipped. I've noticed that if I skip empty dishwasher, I'd never get to teeth brushing. But now that teeth brushing is after coffee on the list, I never skip it. Even if I skip emptying the dishwasher. I used to empty the dishwasher whilst cooking breakfast, but that was too much standing, so now with a sit-down and a cuppa coffee... I'm ready to go. ... My take away after this monologue is some times you have to schedule things you hate (like dishwasher) so early that there's no time to think of an excuse and do them on your fittness abilities. 💜🌞🌵😷
Make so much sense to attach tasks to things that you already naturally do. It seems that it would just flow naturally. Instead of it being this intrusive task to accommodate in your life. No wonder we don’t follow through a lot of times!😅 Love your videos.
It was such a lightbulb moment for me 😆 But it’s a little thing and it helps so much.
Excellent advice and examples!
Yes! I am now listening to a podcast while making art or colouring my nails. Such a time well-spent!
I love it 😻
I've never heard about habit stacking before, but it makes so much sense to me.
Annie I so enjoy your videos and tricks and tips you share with us. Thank you! BLESSINGS
I have started folding laundry while watching TH-cam on the TV in our bedroom. Makes the task less daunting.
Momma with a Plan I do this too, it seems to make it go faster and a lot less boring.
Excellent, excellent video!!! Thanks!!
i'm so glad you did this video! I'm been trying to stack habits with an existing one but I'M not doing so well.
Great with your examples it's giving me a good guide. Yes I would like you to do followups on this subject. Thank you so much.
I enjoy your videos so much! Thank you fo sharing all this with us!! I subbed too...also i am folding a mountain of laundry while i watch this.. #habitstacking 😁😁😁
What a great idea!!! Im going to list out my tasks and see where I can stack with everyday things I actually like doing.
It’s like you read my mind! The end of August, I realized I needed to change some of my habits. And it’s already the 12th, but my habits are still the same. I hope to implement some of the things you’ve said to my everyday practice!
Omg! Why have I never heard of habit stacking?!?!! Total aha moment for me right now. So excited about trying this out.
That’s what I thought when I first heard it 😆
I usually clean my tub after I shave my legs, I do it while I’m still in there, it’s much easier on the back. Then I rinse me and rinse the tub as I get out. I need to find a habit to help me dust more. My house gets dusty fast.
I know about habit stacking. . . but your very practical examples were SO helpful!!! Thx! :-)
Really enjoyed. That is a great idea. Thanks ( :
Love this! As a hygienist I had an “aha” moment a few years ago when it came to flossing. Basically it was habit stacking! I already brush my teeth and I KNOW I won’t neglect brushing... I stacked my flossing habit before I brush. Now I floss more than I ever have. So I’m going to try this “stacking” with other habits. :)
Best goal video I’ve seen 👌
I listened to atomic habits but I could not relate to the author and found his delivery odd. Your explanation was much better!
Habit stacking is the best! It’s how I’ve kept up with making my bed daily without fail for the last year or so. The first time it’s been regular in my whole 29 years of married life. I need to make some more because it’s SO extremely successful.
Perfect Timing!! I really need to do this!!
I heard of the term...but not the concept...I was not completing even the everyday little tasks...I’ve been really sloughing in all areas!!
Thank you for the great ideas!!!
so valuable, as always. thank you!
That is a good idea. I habit stack on occasion but not routinely, I have to make a habit of doing it more consistently.
Your examples are pretty helpful. Thank you!
I’ve heard about habit stacking up as you were talking about how you clean the bathtub on the days you wash your hair it made me realize I had accidentally habit stacked. The days that I clean my hair and or shave because they don’t always coincide I tend to clean up a bit more in the bathroom because I am in there longer so I just naturally fix some of the smaller things that might be ignored.
I also know when I am trying get a routine I will write out my ideal routine and then attach the first thing to something I already do and then slowly add everything else. I don’t attempt to do everything at once because I know it won’t work.
That’s awesome that you are doing it naturally!
I feel like we all naturally habit stack in some ways. Such as the first thing you do when getting up of a morning, or first thing after eating supper or getting home from the day. I believe the power of habit stacking is it is hacking what our bodies and our minds naturally do which is associate different items with each other. The closer the natural connection the more likely it is that it will be become a habit when associated with another task such as your example of putting out clothes for the next when you get out pjs, very similar actions so easy to string together and habit stack.
When I used chemicals to clean the bathtub, I'd clean it right before my shower. That way if any chemicals got on me, I could wash it right off. Now that I use apple cider vinegar, I scrub the tub whilst I am taking my shower. The shower head is on a hose so it's easy to rinse the walls down too. The hot water really helps keep me limber so I can really do a good job, instead of rushing to beat the pain. 💜🌞🌵😷
This makes perfect sense.
Thank you so much for sharing this! It helps me so much and I will add to my habits for sure.
Thank you for sharing your aha moment! I have been struggling with implementing new habits and I had heard of finding and using triggers to help implement the new habits. Your explanation of habit stacking brought so much clarity to this idea. Again, thank you for sharing.
Brilliant! Thank you, Annie. One thing that we have been doing consistently is one thing in=one thing out for clothing, shoes, etc. to help us maintain decluttered spaces. Not sure if it's totally the same, but it's similar and works well. I am definitely going to give habit stacking a go in other areas, especially the shower/bathtub cleaning bit. Not my fav chore, LOL! Going to try it with building good habits at work too to streamline some things. Thank you so much for sharing!! 😊
This video has made a lot of sense to me; I appreciate you sharing and will try to put into place some of your ideas.
I love being a part of your tribe and I loved this video. You are such a gift, I say that a lot but I love coming back to ground here. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to hearing more about the stackable habits. I would love to hear your thoughts on the busier season i.e. when your children break from homeschool and whether the habits are as easy to maintain. I speak from the point of view of a mother who may lose track of habits when school breaks for holidays (every 10 weeks). I find it not as easy to keep up when the season is busier. Sorry for essay... Your channe is always inspiringl Annie. Another excellent video. Thank you :)
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ Good points about the seasons, I’ll keep that in mind and be actively watching so I can share my experience.
I have done this for years, in fact it is the only way my brain can function especially with ADHD. I haven't heard it call habit stacking through. I always thought of it as a cue...this task cues you to do this and then this and so on...example: wake-up cues me to pray, praying cues me its time to get out of bed, getting out of bed cues me to make the bed, making the bed cues me to open the curtains and so on. My brain is so wired this way to the point of if anything unusual happens that day; I'm either completely unsure of what to do or most often I have to start from the beginning and go through all the cues. I'm working on adding a cue to do 10 push ups and 10 squats every time I use the rest room, which is also my cue to drink water. I hope those who haven't heard of this find this video and it is very helpful to them as for me its just the way I was designed to function. Thanks for sharing! I love the way you explained it!
I love that, “cues”! And I totally do the bathroom = drink water one as well 😆❤️
I appreciate your comment. I have a child who seems be on the ADHD spectrum. It’s been a struggle for both of us. I still have no idea on how to help her. I think this will help.
@@thelordismyshepherd1366 I hope it does! I know hard with kids, but be sure to include something she wants to do at the end of the "cues" / "habit stacking" this helps keep the drive and focus for ADHD brains knowing their is a desired activity or "reward at the end" example: wake-up go pee, wash hands, , brush teeth, wash face, feed the pet, play with the pet. It doesn't have to be huge just anything she enjoys. I wish you the best!
@@creeksidehomeschoolers Love it! She definitely needs motivation. I think this will help a lot. Thank you 😊
@@thelordismyshepherd1366 your welcome!
Thanks for sharing! Curious... how do we get the 20% off? I clicked the link but it doesn't include or apply 20%. I'm new to this method and am looking to purchase one of Jenny's TNs. Ty!
It should apply at checkout. If it does not, then use my coupon code and it will prompt you to type it in at checkout. ❤️❤️❤️
@@AnnieSmithawifenmother Thanks... unfortunately I've tried adding a few TNs to my cart and for each one the code says it isn't valid for those items.
The Perfectly Polished I didn’t realize you were using it for a leather TN- the code cannot be applied to the leather, just the inserts and accessories. Sorry about that! I’ll go back through some of my descriptions and make sure that is in the information with the code. It was at one time, but it would be just like me to have forgotten to add it recently 🤪
@@AnnieSmithawifenmother I'm a pain... I tried again after clearing out my cart and apply the code manually... it worked!! Thank you
i heard about habit stacking from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.
I’m reading that book now.🙂
I had no idea 😆
In the first minutes of being awake for me is being on autopilot... and goes like this... A trip to the bathroom, coffee, (here's where I piggybacked) brush my teeth, and empty the dishwasher. ... And here's my logic: the only thing to get me into the kitchen is COFFEE! So I keep my coffee cup in the dishwasher. So I empty the dishwasher whilst the coffee is making... (remember, I'm on autopilot, not really awake. Plus I'm spry... My back hasn't started hurting.) Then on the way back to the bedroom, I stop off and brush my teeth. ... Because teeth brushing is such a priority, I put it on the list after coffee. That way it doesn't get skipped. I've noticed that if I skip empty dishwasher, I'd never get to teeth brushing. But now that teeth brushing is after coffee on the list, I never skip it. Even if I skip emptying the dishwasher. I used to empty the dishwasher whilst cooking breakfast, but that was too much standing, so now with a sit-down and a cuppa coffee... I'm ready to go. ... My take away after this monologue is some times you have to schedule things you hate (like dishwasher) so early that there's no time to think of an excuse and do them on your fittness abilities. 💜🌞🌵😷
Yes, I love all your tips and perspectives!