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Since Christmas I’d gotten into a great habit:
20 minutes of burpees every other day.
Then I got ill.
A fever, nothing serious. But enough to stop doing burpees and lose the habit I’d spent two months cultivating.
This cycle is all too common amongst people with ADHD.
We start something, it’s going well, then a spanner flies into the spokes and our habit flys over the handlebars.
No a big deal?
Perhaps not for our neurotypical brethren. But for us, it’s a disaster.
Here’s why:
We (wrongly) feel we must pick up exactly where we left off.
I’ve recovered from the fever. So, naturally, my brain wants to do 20 minutes of burpees now.
Rookie error!
Baby steps are required.
It’s time to wheel out the Never Nothing rule (a key principle of the Drug Free ADHD Toolkit), but with a twist.
When the Never Nothing rule doesn’t apply
The Never Nothing rule is simple.
No matter what, never do nothing.
If you can’t write 1000 words, write 1
If you can’t meditate for 20 minutes, try 20 seconds
Whatever you do, don’t break the habit.
And, as it relates to me, if you can’t do 20 minutes of burpees — do one.
But herein lies the flaw in the Never Nothing rule.
I really was unwell. Burpees would contribute to that illness, extending my recovery period.
So here’s what I did instead:
Getting back on the saddle
I stopped.
And I wrote down why I’d stopped. This helped draw a line in the sand.
Here’s what I wrote:
I’m unwell, so I’ll be pausing burpees until recovered. I’ll be tempted to pickup where I left off. This is unwise. So, I’m making myself this promise: the day I feel better I will commit to 1 burpee.
This is how to never break good habits.
Hold yourself accountable to getting back on the saddle.
Acknowledge that the habit must be broken but that it’s not the end of the world. And give yourself the exact step to get back on the horse.
For me that means doing one burpee.
Which, I’m happy to tell you, I’ve just completed.
It feels f#cking great.
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