Set Up Opening and Closing Rituals to Form Better HabitsS

When you are looking to form a new habit, it might be wise to set up rituals to start and stop, says Hannah Braime, author of The Ultimate Guide to Journaling.


They're about creating a boundary around our time and saying "OK, brain, this is your chance to tell me what's going on for you—no distractions, nothing else vying for my attention, it's just me and you".

Braime talks about the merits of setting up rituals in a blog post about journaling, but the advice is more universal to any habit you want to cultivate. It's similar to having triggers, which is one of the best ways to trick your brain into creating new habits. But instead of just the starting point, Braime's method lets you put yourself into a "zone" of sorts to implement the action, disconnecting it from other activities.

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