Change

ell that was exciting.  I just sat down to write this and Merril informed me she saw something with a tail disappear under a book shelf.  We did some clearing and saw him and got him.  Had he been faster it would have been a snake catcher we called.  Anyway dealt with.  Definitely not the sort of thing we would have delt with in other circumstances.
Now where was I?  Arr yes.  The book I am reading.  Atomic Habits.  I am going through it slowly as I was to see what concepts are being suggested.
I have really liked some of the things I have read.  Could it change my life?  I will probably embrace some ideas but as I have said all along some do not get past the fist base in life without intervention.  And some like me acknowledge that intervention is needed throughout.  I do my part and He does his.
I like his thought about implementation intention.  It is not enough to want to change.  I need to plan to change.  In relation to habits he is saying that studies have shown motivation is not enough.  I need to be specific. Write a day, time and place or whatever is appropriate for the specific thing I am implementing.  I often do not lack motivation but I can so easily lack clarity. 
The other thing I have been looking at that I really like is something he calls “habit stacking.”  It is to be seen so much in general life.  For example someone buys a new outfit.  They then decide they need a good belt to go with it.  Then new shoes are needed.  And if it is a guy perhaps a new tie.
The point for me is that changes are more likely to stick when associate with a current activity.  He gives the example the desire to read more.  So if my morning activity is to implement a change it can become, get out of bed, make the bed, put book on pillow, have a shower and get dressed.
This makes sense to me.  I look at it in relation to changes I feel I would like to make knowing I need help.