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How Long It Really Takes To Create a Healthy Habit

March 17, 2026 | Renée Fishman

There’s a persistent myth that it takes 21 days to build a habit. The reality is that it takes much less time — and also much more time — depending on the habit.

Filed Under: Habits, Productivity Tagged With: habits, perspective, practice, rituals, routines, strategy

3 Reasons Why Exercise is Not a Habit

February 21, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Attempting to create a consistent workout practice by treating exercise like a habit are doomed to fail, because exercise is not a habit.

Filed Under: Fitness, Habits Tagged With: decision fatigue, decisions, exercise, fitness, habits, rituals, routines

5 Reasons Why the Habit Loop Framework Fails For Intentional Behavior Change

February 13, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The common approach to habit change is based on 5 assumptions that don’t apply to the intentional behaviors that adults want to cultivate.

Filed Under: ADHD, Habits, Productivity Tagged With: behavior, behavior change, consistency, habits, habits loop, predictability, productivity, reinforcement, reward, routines

Why the Habit Loop Fails to Help You Maintain Consistent Behavior

February 12, 2026 | Renée Fishman

When we want to create a consistent practice, we often rely on the 4-part habit loop framework. In most cases, it’s the wrong tool for the job.

Filed Under: ADHD, Habits, Productivity Tagged With: action, behavior change, craving, cue, habit loop, habits, reward

How to Exercise Consistently — Even When You Don’t Know What to Do

January 11, 2026 | Renée Fishman

For people with ADHD, not knowing what to do is often the barrier to doing anything. Here’s how to exercise consistently even if you don’t have a plan.

Filed Under: ADHD, Fitness, Habits Tagged With: ADHD, consistency, container, contents, exercise, variety, workout

The Misconception About Meditation

January 9, 2026 | Renée Fishman

If you think you’re “bad” at meditation, perhaps it’s because you have a misconception about what it is. Here’s how to do it.

Filed Under: Habits Tagged With: habits, meditation, practice, rituals

The Difference Between Journaling and Writing

December 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

If you’ve been resisting a journaling practice because you don’t like to write, understanding the difference between journaling and writing may help.

Filed Under: Creating, Habits, Productivity, Writing Tagged With: creating, creative process, introspection, journaling, process, self-awareness, self-care, writing

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