Boogie woogie

I woke up determined to think about wellbeing and the day was successful on that front, based on recent standards. I booted my Duolingo app back into action and it was good to be reminded that my Portuguese hasn’t dwindled away to nothing.

As well as wellbeing, another principal thought in the morning was that the first 40 seconds of the song Yes Sir, I Can Boogie are very sexual. The 70s was apparently a very racy decade. Listen here and judge for yourself.

The weather didn’t seem to shift from misty white cloud all day, but I went for a long walk and listened to an interesting podcast hosted by Doctor Rangan Chatterjee. His experience tells him that forming tiny habits, and the emotional feelings of success that come with these, are the most effective way of creating positive incremental changes. For example, you are someone who wants to commit to more exercise but you keep delaying the start of those hourly sessions at the gym four times a week. Start by doing five press-ups each time you boil the kettle. Set your bar low and you will soon realise the emotional and physical benefits, and build up from there.

On this podcast he interviewed an expert in behaviour in the US, who said ‘the feeling of success is what wires in the habit.’ The expert was adamant that it’s the emotional connection with something that makes it habit-forming. It rings very true.