21 great habits to adopt

Lead-in
1. Do you have any habits that you'd like to break?
2. Are there any good habits that you'd like to get into?

Video
Watch a video about 21 beneficial habits and complete the notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXTy_dKwMa0

1. Write three things you're for.

2. once a week.

3. Exercise for a minute when you .

4. Invest in .
5. Organise your . Set different spaces for different .
6. Throw away.
7. Manage your .
8. every hour.
9. Follow this simple proverb: .
10. Ask open-ended .
11. Turn off .
12. Prepare your the night before.
13. Watch less .
14. Drink more .
15. Discover once a month.
16. Make your .
17. Spend a minute a day with (no phone/no computer/no friends/no pets).
18. Ask yourself whether what you're doing is it.
19. If a task takes minutes, do it right away.
20. Take care of your .
21. for 15 minutes a day. Leaders are readers.

Over to you
1. According to the video, writing three things you are grateful for every day makes you
concentrate on the good things in your life and helps you adopt a more optimistic
approach. Do you tend to look for the positive in each day or do you need to work on
that?
2. Are you an assertive person? Do you find if hard to say 'no' when people ask you a
favour? Do you feel guilty when you refuse to help someone?
3. Do you prefer exercising in the morning or in the afternoon? What kind of exercise do
you do?
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4. When was the last time you invested in an experience? Talk about the experience. Do
you agree that experiences make people happier than possessions?
5. How good are you at organising your home? Do you set different spaces for
different activities?
6. Do you tend to hang on to stuff? When was the last time you decluttered your home?
7. Are you good at managing your money? Do you use any applications to help you do that?
8. On average, how many hours a day do you spend sitting down? Do you make an effort
to stand up regularly?
9. How do you understand this proverb: 'When we have no head, we have legs'?
10. Think of three open-ended questions you could ask
 your next-door neighbour
 your colleague
 your partner
11. Do you turn on notifications on your phone. Do you find notifications distracting? What
do you do if you need to concentrate hard on the task at hand?
12. Do you prepare your clothes the night before? What do you think about this habit?
13. What effect does watching the news have on you? How much news is too much?
14. Do you drink enough water? Do you like drinking water? What would be a good
reminder to help you drink more?
15. Have you discovered any new things differently? Which of these things would you
be willing to try:
 a new route to work
 a magazine you've never read before
 a dish you've never tried
 a film genre you've never watched
16. Do you make your bed immediately after you get up? Why do you think this habit
is important?
17. Do you ever spend time just with yourself - no friends, no pets, no phone, no laptop? What
do you notice about yourself then?
18. Have you ever come to the conclusion that what you were doing was a complete waste
of time? Do you tend to waste your time, e.g. on social media?
19. During the day, how do you prioritise tasks? Do you tend to put things off until later?
What do you think about the two-minute rule - if it takes less than two minutes, do it right
away?
20. Do you take care of your posture? Do you use any reminders to help you sit straight?
21. What was the last book you read? Do you enjoy reading? What do you get out of it?