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Habit Stacking Thread ๐Ÿ“š

Hello BIC! Habit stacking is something I have been doing mindfully for the past few years now and thought it would be fun to discuss and share here. It has helped me save time, be more efficient and have more time for what is important to me (spend time with family/friends, scroll on BIC, read).

 

What is habit stacking?

 

Habit stacking is essentially exactly what it sounds like: taking a new habit and adding it to something you already do habitually. Habit stacking works by identifying a habit or a behavior you want to start doing and tacking it onto something you already do regularly.

 

Example (I do all of these at the same time):

First Habit - Prepping and making a meal in the Instant Pot

Second - Put a load of laundry on while the food is cooking

Third - Putting hair oil on my scalp or put a hair mask in

Forth - Work out (while I am working out, dinner is cooking, laundry is washing and my hair is getting a treatment)

 

I thought maybe this could be a space where we discuss our habit stacking, share ideas, support, learn and motivate eachother. 

 

What habit stacking did you do today? 

 

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I am open for suggestions for this thread. Maybe we can do challenges weekly or monthly?

 

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@Mellmars1185, I tend to multi-task when I do a lot of things, so in that sense, habit stacking as a technique  wasn't so hard to wrap my head around. Making something a 'habit', ohwever, presents a little more of a challenge for me, particularly since I wanted to put a self-care focus on what the new habit would be. It's been nice to weave that component into the other "action items" or "to do's" on my list, and especially to find ways to do it that feels less like checking something off my list and more an activity that is more natural (or a habit). Not sure that makes sense. 

 
I'm really looking forward to reading after restorative yoga and before bed - that will be fabulous for unwinding and self-care if I can get both of those activities to become habits. I know I need to make sure to set a limit on how long I read - I can easily get engrossed in a book and be up until the middle of the night, which would defeat the purpose of aiming for better (and possibly, more) sleep. I can either set a timer on my cell phone (sure, it's not a pure digital detox then but I'd be fine with it) or I can use a mechanical egg timer for it. 

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I had to call my cell phone service provider today. Instead of getting frustrated with how long I was on hold for, I decided to put my phone on speaker phone and make dinner at the same time. Dinner โœ”๏ธ, cell phone issue fixed โœ”๏ธ.

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@Mellmars1185 now I want your Instant pot recipes lol!

 

My habit stacking is:

putting a load of laundry in the wash

clean up the house and/or pay bills while the washer is going

put the load in the dryer when it's finished

take a shower

and then start the dishwasher before

starting my makeup/skincare that day

 

It helps get a lot done especially on the weekend when you want to maximize your time.

 

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@niki172 It sounds like you have your habit stacking down packed. It also sounds like you get a lot done early in the day. That is something I want to work on. I want to start waking up a bit earlier so I can fit some of my daily tasks done in the morning, so I can relax more later in the day. 

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@niki172, your habit stack sounds fantastic. It makes for a super efficient and productive weekend morning.

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@itsfi it gets a lot done especially after the build up of things that didn't necessarily get completed during the work week. Now if there were only a button I could press to clean the kitty litter box ๐Ÿ˜….

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@Mellmars1185  I had to wash 15 beauty blenders tonight so I decided to mask cause I figured it would take a long time.  Sure enough, the 20 minute masking session was done by the time the last sponge was clean.  

Aaaaaand nows a good time to meditate while I do a hand mask to recover from all the sponge squeezing:). Juice Beauty GREEN APPLEโ„ข Peel Sensitive SEPHORA COLLECTION Holiday Mango Hand Mask 

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@heartsmyface This sounds like a wonderful beauty habit stack! Clean Beauty Blenders = Soft hands. Sounds like a win win to me. What kind of meditation do you do? I have been trying some out on a music streaming app.

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Sheet masking + washing beauty blenders or brushes is a great pairing, @heartsmyface. I may have to give that one a try. 

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I have one other habit stack I want to try to incorporate on a regular basis from now until end of May (and hopefully beyond if this works out well for unwinding) @Mellmars1185.  I'll aim to do this 2x per week. 

 

Current Habit - skincare routine, part 2 - face oil and, if necessary, spot treat with Peace Out Salicylic Acid Acne Healing Dots 

New Habit - Kรฉrastase Nutritive 8H Magic Night Serum Hydrating Treatment for Dry Hair 3.04 oz / 90 ml (one night during the week) and for the other night, an overnight hair mask that can go on dry hair. Put hair up or in a quick braid.

 

followed by: 

 

Current Habit - light candle, do light stretching, lay out work clothes for the next day, and try to rest and unwind before bed

New Habit  - restorative yoga (20-40 minutes) to unwind & destress, followed by [putting cell phone in the hallway - this will help with my digital detox], moisturizing feet, applying cuticle oil to nails and hand cream. Lights out and time for bed

 

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@itsfi  This sounds so relaxing.  Laying out clothes for the next day is relatively new to me and gosh has it saved me so much stress in the mornings!   

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@heartsmyface, the restorative yoga by candlelight is something I'm hoping will help me unwind and sleep better. It'll be good to for some extra stretching and relieving soreness and aches. Oh, laying out clothes the night before has saved me many moments of standing in front of my closet, staring, and thinking "I don't have anything to wear" when in reality, I have plenty but can't make up my mind. ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

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@itsfi  Ha, same, my issue is I have too much to wear and I canโ€™t make up my mind on the spot.  so I have an enjoyable dress up session at night while itโ€™s not urgent and lay everything out neatly from the final product.  

I wish I had a capsule wardrobe at times just for the convenience but I know Iโ€™d be bored sick.  

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@heartsmyface I can totally relate to having too much...although, can you ever have too many clothes? I think I just don't have enough space and need more storage/organization systems ๐Ÿ˜… @itsfi 

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@heartsmyface, I tried doing the capsule wardrobe a couple of years ago; well, technically, it was probably a capsule wardrobe with a twist. Okay, a lot of twists. Adjusted to what I thought would work for me, which is to say that I gave myself more options than I'm sure what is intended with having a capsule wardrobe. Whoops. Instead of seasonal, I went with a monthly rotating capsule wardrobe (and felt stretched by that, too). I had read somewhere that a basic minimalist wardrobe was around 28 - 42 pieces, excluding accessories. I may try doing it again. We shall see. Roughly 50 pieces (yeah, I'm not even rounding correctly - 42 max, really?) every season seems like it might be most doable for me in the summer months, but summers here have varying temperatures, so maybe not as I say that aloud. Hmmm... could this be a project for the summer?

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@itsfi Ohh I like this addition! Lots of self care/love. I am curious about your restorative yoga routine. My current exercise routine is on my phone so I can't do the digital detox while working out. It is something I want to include in my routine. Thank you for the inspiration. I would love to hear how your new additions work for you ๐Ÿ˜€

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@Mellmars1185, I found two articles with different poses for restorative yoga - one with 6 poses and the other with 8 poses. I'll start with the 6 pose one first. ๐Ÿ˜‰  And may try the 8 pose one next month, if I'm finding restorative yoga helpful and I'm keeping up with it 2x per week. While I wouldn't have a problem with pulling up the article on my phone or laptop to do restorative yoga, I'm going to print out the pages / photos with the poses and for now, I'll use the timer on my phone until I can find my timer device - it's in one of the boxes for "kitchen tools" that I need to finish unpacking. I'm going to start out the first week with holding each pose for 3 minutes, then 4 the next week and then 5 the next. That'll bring me to 30 minutes with the 6 poses. If I can hold them longer, great, but I figured I should start off small and build my way up to the 5+ minutes per pose.

 

  • from fitsri(dot)com - "6 Best Restorative Yoga Poses for Beginners (and Its Benefits) by Ashish
  • from purewow(dot)com - "The 8 Best Restorative Yoga Poses for Stress Relief" by Alexia Dellner

 

If restorative yoga works out well and I'm sticking with it, I will likely pick up these restorative yoga flash cards I found online that has an illustration of the pose on one side and a description of how to get into that pose and its benefits on the other side. I'm going to hold off on getting the flash cards until I know it's something I can stick with - I have plenty of things I've picked up and then haven't kept up with them that I'm trying to be better about it. 

 

This may just be me, but I find that if you need your phone for something like your workout, an audio book, or timing yourself, it's fine. It may not be strictly a digital detox but I feel like it's fine under those circumstances.

 

I'll definitely be back here to post updates on how this habit stack is going, as well as the other ones I've been working on. 

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@itsfi That sounds like a wonderful routine. I have tried beginners yoga on YouTube. I will check out restorative. Holding a pose for a long period of time is not something I have tried yet. I will check out the sites. Thank you!

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@Mellmars1185, long, long ago, there was a yoga studio near my house that offered candlelight restorative yoga a couple of times per week. The purpose is to help your body and mind unwind; also supposed to be good for sleeping better. I never got home in time to attend a session but it sounded so relaxing, but I did have a few 1 on 1 sessions with one of the instructors and had asked her about that restorative class, so she had me do a couple of the poses from the class, holding them longer than usual, and it felt really good. 

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I did a small beauty habit stack today that I thought was worth mentioning. I like to wash my makeup brushes on Sundays. Today I showered and used the K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 1.7 oz/ 50 mL . While it was marinating, I washed my makeup brushed with mybSephora Solid Brush Cleanser. I hope it is not discontinued. I can no longer tag it or find it.

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 This is a great thread idea! @Mellmars1185. The whole concept of Habit Stacking is intriguing. I just played catch up on posts  โ˜• ๐Ÿซ–

I needed to read through to really get a feel for what this is. I haven't heard of this concept, but after catching up it seems to make sense to me. Though Im still vague on how I can put this into play in my own life. I think I'll need to get inspired to come up with something that will work with my life and way of doing things. ๐Ÿ˜‰

 

 I'm a little already doing this in my night routine I think.๐ŸŒ™

At the end of the day when I wash my face, I also brush my teeth. And then finish up with my nighttime skincare. I like to do all my bathroom things in one go.

  It's helpful because then I won't be tempted to skip anything. And I try to do this after my dinner, if I let it go to late it's hard to pull my tired self to do anything. ๐Ÿ’ค

After all that and I'm still in the skin care zone, I try to do my scalp serum ( The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density 2 oz/ 60 mL ) and brush my hair and put a little oil on the ends. 

 

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