The Foundation Upon Which I Built This Exercise
In his book Tiny Habits as well as his blog, author BJ Fogg explains…
"Emotions create habits. When you do a behavior and feel a positive emotion about it, your brain pays attention. It essentially thinks, 'Wow, that felt good. I want to do that behavior again!'
But wait, there's more: The stronger the emotion, the more deeply your brain rewires. For emotion to rewire your brain, you must feel the emotion while you are doing the behavior, or immediately after.
For example, if you bite into a new chocolate snack, and you immediately find it super delicious (positive emotion), then your brain will want to eat that snack again. Your brain will remember the effect (I felt good!), and in the future it will prompt you to eat the snack again.
All habits form in the same way. The habit part of our brain doesn't care if society considers a behavior good or bad."
In his book Tiny Habits as well as his blog, author BJ Fogg explains…
"Emotions create habits. When you do a behavior and feel a positive emotion about it, your brain pays attention. It essentially thinks, 'Wow, that felt good. I want to do that behavior again!'
But wait, there's more: The stronger the emotion, the more deeply your brain rewires. For emotion to rewire your brain, you must feel the emotion while you are doing the behavior, or immediately after.
For example, if you bite into a new chocolate snack, and you immediately find it super delicious (positive emotion), then your brain will want to eat that snack again. Your brain will remember the effect (I felt good!), and in the future it will prompt you to eat the snack again.
All habits form in the same way. The habit part of our brain doesn't care if society considers a behavior good or bad."

With that in mind, I designed this exercise to help you leverage the positive emotions you experience as a result of being resilient during difficult times. In doing so, you will establish new habits that will serve you well as you continue to navigate life.
Enjoy this exercise, and let me know what questions or comments you have.
