When we first started recycling in our home, it took some time to get the hang of it. Something as simple as making sure the right things make it to recycle bin required discipline and a conscious decision. More than once we’d pull something out of the trash can to put it in the recycle bin and visa versa. We’ve done it so long now that it has become second nature. We don’t even think about it.
That’s the beauty of habit. Once you learn a routine, your brain goes into automatic mode, expending far less energy to complete the task. The key then, to doing more with less, is to habitualize your most important goals. And you can implement your own recycling program to get you there:
REDUCE. Identify your most important goal. Since habits take time to develop, think about long-term, not short-term goals. These are the objectives you might like to complete in a year,…
