Have you ever thought to yourself before going to sleep:

- Tomorrow is the day i'll change, tomorrow is the day i'll get up early in the
morning have a healthy breakfast go for a morning jog, breathe fresh air.
Tomorrowb is the day, i want to change to who i really want to be, the best
version of myself, while change doesn't come easy.
You have to incorporate certain habits in your life that'll eventually lead to you becoming
the best version of yourself. You'll also have to eliminate certain habits
that are hindering your path.Well how long will it take you to form a new habit or get rid
of an old one. Most people will tell you it takes exactly 21 days for a person to form a
habit or get rid of an old one. I remember once in high school one of my teachers told
me it takes exactly 21 days for me to form a new habit and i thought “this is my chance
to become a bed maker” i thought that for the next 21 days instead of getting up every
day and yelling mom please don't forget to make my bed today. I thought i'd do it myself
Day by day, early in the morning 6 a.m, even on days i was running late i got up every
morning and i made my bed and i hated every second of it, and by day 22 i opened my
eyes and the first thing I did was, say mom “please don't forget to make my bed today” i
quit and of course that was expected and I thought
- Okay, maybe i'm just gonna be a little bit worse at life than bed makers
Whatever, i do not exaggerate if i say that this 21 day theory is the most famous myth in
the world of self-development. Let's dive a little into our theory to understand where the
number 21 came from and the reasons for its spread in self-developmental books and
courses. Dr Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon in the 1950s when he began noticing a
strange pattern among his patients, for example, in a nose job he saw that the patient
took exactly 21 days to get used to start seeing his or her new nose. He also noticed
that if a patient had an armor leg amputated the patient would acknowledge the feeling
of their new limb for exactly 21 days before starting to get used to their new condition.
Dr Maltz published his theory in a book that went very famous in that era and sold over
30 million copies and here the conflict started brewing and people and it made sense
why people were starting to believe his theory, why number one. The number 21 is
considered a source a short period of time and that's also considered a source of
temptation which means something you can do, number two the number 21 is also long
enough to be believable, a difficult challenge but not impossible. I mean who wouldn't
love to change their whole life within just 21 days. Wouldn't you love to start waking up
early in the morning every day, wouldn't you love to start cooking healthy recipes,
wouldn't you love to start drinking weird smoothies and all within less than one month.
We'd go for it in a heartbeat, so is it true. Can we really change our lives within 21days?

I know that sounds very exciting but there are actually a few factors you'd have to
consider to be able to estimate the time. It'll take you to form a new habit or get rid of an
old toxic one:
 number one is the complexity of your goal
If i decide to start eating fruit daily which is considered a simple habit, i'd probably
take less time than if I want to acquire a complex athletic skill like a tennis serve
 number two behavior consistency affects the speed of acquisition
Me repeating a certain behavior for three minutes a day is different than my friend
repeating the same behavior for 30 minutes a day, so we want to clear things up, how
long will it take us to form a new habit or get rid of an old one and is there a reliable
study that we can depend on answer is – “yes”. There is a famous study by the
Psychologist Philippa Lally titled how are habits formed the study followed 96 people
over a period of 12 weeks each person chose a new 12-week habit to work on, such as
drinking 3 cups of water before lunch or running for 15 minutes after dinner. After 12
weeks the data was analyzed to determine the time needed to move from the old habit
to start subconsciously carrying out the new one and after 12 weeks. We found that it
took approximately two to eight months in order for the task to become a habit and 66 to
be exact the difference in time. It took to form a habit was largely due to the task itself
the person and their circumstances as some were able to form the habit within 18 days
while others took 254 days. So, According to psychologist Lali, if you want to know the
time required to form a new habit or get rid of an old one the truth is that you may need
two to eight months and not just 21 days. Guys, whether it's two months three months,
a year, two years it doesn't actually matter how long it takes as much as it matters that
you have to begin with today and once you begin make sure to maintain your new habit.
 Make it part of your schedule
 setreminders
 create a supportive environment
and most importantly
 you don't have to be perfect
making a mistake once or twice has no lasting effects on your behavior. Actually
that'll give you time not to rush yourself into things you have to give yourself time and
not just rush yourself into becoming a better virgin. If i want to become a better person
i'll have to commit to the system and embrace the process that way, i'll commit to
making tiny improvements rather than rushing myself too hard into things.
Change is not always easy and it's not always simple but with enough dedication
any habit can be reshaped. So, if you really want it, becoming the best version of
yourself : get up today and start working on it.
I promise. You'll get there. Thank you