Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Karl Staib of Work Happy Now.

Productivity books and websites talk about creating habits that support a better life.

• If you think positive then you’ll have a better outlook on life.
• If you exercise on a daily basis you’ll have more energy.
• If you stay organized you’ll reduce stress.

The problem is creating the habit. It’s easy to read something that sounds good, but it’s infinitely harder to implement. We have trouble creating good habits because it’s easier to keep doing what we are doing.

If you keep doing what you are doing you will probably live a decent life. That’s what most of us want anyway. So why make the choice to create new habits? » Continue your journey »