Passive Habits vs Active Habits and Compliance Issues
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:55 pm
I have a feeling this post is going to be more about me thinking through some sticking points and noting observations I've made than anything else, but if anyone can shed light--all the better.
I've noticed habits that require a time commitment, inertia, or too much focus on process and not enough on outcome (let's call this process-outcome incongruity for lack of a better definition--any thoughts? does a better word exist? no point in reinventing the wheel.) are harder to maintain than passive habits.
Firstly, it'd be good for me to define what I mean by active habits vs passive habits.
I'm defining passive habits as either two things: the first) abstinence from something you don't want to do (smoking, biting nails, drinking too much alcohol, yada yada yada), or anything requiring no time commitment; the second) anything you are obligated to do regardless of habit, usually because it performs a biological function (in this case, I'm thinking of dietary habits--whether we like it or not we are forced to make food decisions because of appetite; it's not something we can forgo).
I'm defining active habits as something we do that isn't necessary in our daily life (e.g. exercise, writing, practising an instrument, reading vs aforementioned diet & sleeping) and requires a time commitment.
Before I continue, do you think it's safe to even categorize? Are these fair definitions?
I've noticed habits that require a time commitment, inertia, or too much focus on process and not enough on outcome (let's call this process-outcome incongruity for lack of a better definition--any thoughts? does a better word exist? no point in reinventing the wheel.) are harder to maintain than passive habits.
Firstly, it'd be good for me to define what I mean by active habits vs passive habits.
I'm defining passive habits as either two things: the first) abstinence from something you don't want to do (smoking, biting nails, drinking too much alcohol, yada yada yada), or anything requiring no time commitment; the second) anything you are obligated to do regardless of habit, usually because it performs a biological function (in this case, I'm thinking of dietary habits--whether we like it or not we are forced to make food decisions because of appetite; it's not something we can forgo).
I'm defining active habits as something we do that isn't necessary in our daily life (e.g. exercise, writing, practising an instrument, reading vs aforementioned diet & sleeping) and requires a time commitment.
Before I continue, do you think it's safe to even categorize? Are these fair definitions?