So now that we have defined stressors and factors influencing brain health, how do we make the move to adopt healthier choices?
The first suggestion is to start small. Whether it is committing to going to bed one hour earlier than usual, swapping out one unhealthy snack for a healthier alternative, adopting a mindfulness practice once a week, taking a five-minute break from your work to stretch – these are all conscious and positive changes that will incite others.
The slow but consistent adoption of healthy habits make your chances of sticking to them much higher.
James Clear, an author and ideas advocate, categorizes the creation of all habits (whether good or bad) as a result of the three Rs: Reminder, Routine, and Reward. How fit we are, how happy we are at work, how committed we are to our relationships are all heavily influenced by our habits.
James Clear explains that habits are formed in four stages: cue, craving, response, reward.
