Saturday, October 6, 2012

Introducing a new habit for someone like me who does not like to do the same thing twice is quite a challenge. I have been knitting a scarf that is coming along, now almost a foot long. But I have trouble consistently sitting down and relaxing through out the week. I have been thinking about the whole idea of pairing behaviors to increase the likely-hood that I will do it. However, I am not sure what I could pair knitting with? I do like to drink tea in the evening or morning when I wake up so maybe I could pair knitting with sitting down to enjoy a warm cup of tea? Or maybe I could pair knitting with listening to the radio. I tried pairing knitting with watching a movie but that was a no go because I could not look at the TV and pay attention to my knitting at the same time. I am not good enough to knit while looking at anything else yet. I am sure I will get better and knitting will become automatic muscle memory at some point, but for now it requires too much concentration for me to do much else besides sit and think.

1 comment:

  1. Since you've identified the challenge of not being able to multi-task while knitting. I think it's a great idea to pair it with the tea. It's not distracting and since that seems to already be a natural part of your day, i think it may help you to achieve the consistency you're looking for. Hope this helps. :)

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