Tag: habit
Andy Warhol on Weird Situations
“When a situation develops gradually, no matter how weird that situation is, you get used to it.” ~ Andy Warhol, in his book POPism. The big question is: What bad situations or habits are you used to? Can we step back and get un-used to them before an ‘accident’ happens?
New Book on Mastering Habits
The crucial thing about habits is the lack of decision-making. Making decisions is draining. Habits free you from using self-control or willpower. ~ Gretchen Rubin
Shi Su Yan on the Inner Art
You Can’t Stop
You can’t stop birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from making a nest in your hair. (anon)
There’s No Skill for Prospective Remembering.
“We really have to have habits—unconscious expert execution of tasks—otherwise we are just novices at everything, forever. It works very nicely most of the time, but there are some situations where we can get into trouble.”Great article by Flightsafety Australia about the aviation work of Dr Key Dismukes, glider instructor and former chief human factors scientist at NASA’s Ames Research …