I use habits as an aid to remember to do things that ought to be done every day or nearly every day but which I might otherwise forget, like feeding the chickens. I don't know if it makes things easier, but it does make me more likely to remember them.
Habits that aren't fairly frequent don't "take" for me. I use google calendar's emailed reminders to remember things that are done on a schedule, but not a daily schedule, like washing the bedclothes, which I do every two weeks in theory (somewhat less often in practice).
For things that have to be done at irregular intervals but have a specific trigger, like "check shirts for cufflinks whenever you do laundry" I tape notes to things (like the washing machine).
Things that have to be done at irregular intervals with no particular trigger I can tape anything to, like buying paper towels, I just forget. I haven't yet figured out how to tape a note to the lack of paper towels, so we're still out of paper towels. :)
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Date: 2023-10-16 04:46 am (UTC)Habits that aren't fairly frequent don't "take" for me. I use google calendar's emailed reminders to remember things that are done on a schedule, but not a daily schedule, like washing the bedclothes, which I do every two weeks in theory (somewhat less often in practice).
For things that have to be done at irregular intervals but have a specific trigger, like "check shirts for cufflinks whenever you do laundry" I tape notes to things (like the washing machine).
Things that have to be done at irregular intervals with no particular trigger I can tape anything to, like buying paper towels, I just forget. I haven't yet figured out how to tape a note to the lack of paper towels, so we're still out of paper towels. :)