学点新东西：培养一种新习惯的7个小贴士

Declaring your new habit to others is a great way of getting support from people around you, and it’s a great way of adding a healthy dose of accountability to your situation too. Being accountable might involve enlisting the help of a dedicated accountability buddy that you check in with on a regular basis, or going public with your new habit to your wider circles of friends.
向他人声明你的新习惯，是从你身边的人那里得到支持的最好方式，这也是让你能说话算数的一个很好方式。说话算数可能需要争取找到一名人士专门定期检查你的进展，或向更大的朋友圈子声明你的新习惯。

6. Set a regular schedule
制定定期计划

Making your new habit a regular part of your daily or weekly routine from the very beginning will give you a much greater chance of sustaining it over a longer period of time. Dedicating a specific block of time to your habit on the same day and hour each week will make it easier to integrate that habit into your life than just waiting until you feel like doing it.
从一开始就让你的新习惯成为每天或每周的固定部分会让你更可能长时间维持这个习惯。和在那里等待直到想做了相比，在每天或每周拿出固定的时间来养成习惯会让你更容易把习惯变成生活的一部分。

In addition, some habits are easier to implement first thing in the morning, particularly activities like exercise, meditation or keeping a journal. Setting aside time for a new habit first thing in the morning not only makes it easier to remember but it also gives you the satisfaction of moving on with your day, knowing that that particular activity is ticked off your to-do list.
此外，有一些习惯很容易在早晨刚醒来就去做，尤其是像锻炼、冥想或记日记这样的活动。把养成新习惯的时间安排在早晨不仅会更容易记住，而且当这项活动从你的待办事项中划去时能让你更满意地度过一天。

7. Have a goal in mind
在心中设定目标

Having a specific goal to work towards can help maintain your new habit and give you a challenge to work towards. If you choose to create a habit-related goal, make sure it is SMART: specific, measurable, appealing, realistic and time-based. For example, ‘start running more’ is a goal, but it’s hard to know when you’ve achieved it and what ‘more’ looks like in practical terms. Instead, setting a goal like “Run that charity 10K in September” is a SMART goal and therefore easier to work towards. It’s specific, measurable, hopefully appealing and realistic, and it’s time-based.
有具体的目标去努力，能帮你养成新习惯，并设定挑战让你朝目标前进。如果你选择和习惯相关的目标，确保它是SMART：具体的、可以度量的、吸引人的、现实的和有时效性的。例如，“开始多跑一些”是目标，但是很难知道你什么时候能达到这个目标，在实际中什么才算“多跑一些”。而像“九月份为慈善事业跑一万米”是个SMART的目标，因此朝这个目标努力就更加容易了。它是具体的、可测量的，能吸引人、现实的、并具有时效性。