everywomanshero
Master Don Juan
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I have a belief that it takes 6 weeks of doing most things to internalize them. I have heard a(some?) Psychologists say it takes about 5 weeks to internalize a new habit, so I don't know if this was implicitly primed or not. However, it works well for me, besides anything worth doing takes 6 weeks. That's why we always had to allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of those sweet magazine-ad deals when we were kids, right?
So what I do is I start all my new habits to internalize on the same week. I then set my phone's calendar to buzz me in 6 weeks to swap out stuff. How else would I remember when to switch? I switch in new recipes, a new workout regime, focus on another area of understanding females, make a point to visit new places, etc. This really helps prevent stagnation.
Some people will be thinking, you really focus on one new thing you're trying to understand/accomplish with women for *weeks*? Isn't that a waste of time? I actually believe just the opposite, I believe it's closer to a waste of time (but still better than taking no action to change) to bother reading about things that will never become automatic habits. See, I don't want to have to conciously think about things all the time. I want to just automatically order a garden salad instead of fries, I want to automatically reframe conversations, I want to automatically use controlled, timed repetitions when working out, etc. That's why I believe in the six week rule. I truly do believe if one exhibits a new behavior over this period of time, it will usually stick. This also allows plenty of time to troubleshoot, find expert advice, etc and really master something.
So what I do is I start all my new habits to internalize on the same week. I then set my phone's calendar to buzz me in 6 weeks to swap out stuff. How else would I remember when to switch? I switch in new recipes, a new workout regime, focus on another area of understanding females, make a point to visit new places, etc. This really helps prevent stagnation.
Some people will be thinking, you really focus on one new thing you're trying to understand/accomplish with women for *weeks*? Isn't that a waste of time? I actually believe just the opposite, I believe it's closer to a waste of time (but still better than taking no action to change) to bother reading about things that will never become automatic habits. See, I don't want to have to conciously think about things all the time. I want to just automatically order a garden salad instead of fries, I want to automatically reframe conversations, I want to automatically use controlled, timed repetitions when working out, etc. That's why I believe in the six week rule. I truly do believe if one exhibits a new behavior over this period of time, it will usually stick. This also allows plenty of time to troubleshoot, find expert advice, etc and really master something.
