Habits v Rituals

Habits v Rituals

December 5, 2011  |  Blog, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development  |  No Comments

I spent this last weekend on a personal development workshop in London. A topic that was briefly touched upon really struck a chord with me.

Often we are encouraged to review and improve our habits. Whether it’s giving up smoking, improving our diet, getting more exercise or taking action in business.

We are what we repeatedly do

- Aristotle

Repeat the same pattern of behaviour until it becomes an unconscious habit, something we do without thinking. That is the conventional self improvement wisdom.

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