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A book says, making a habit must be done in the simplest way. Even if necessary, the new habit can be completed in two minutes.

I forget, is this from the book Atomic Habits or not. But clearly, I've tried this activity. Even before knowing the contents of the book.

🍀Given Friend Suggestions

Someone gave me a suggestion to make a habit. Do every day the habit you want to form. Yes, every day.

Then you will feel very lazy and also really don't want to continue around days 5-8 of the new habit you do.

I tried it in the process of writing. Then I can do it and get used to writing! This is valuable experience and knowledge that I got.

🍀The beginning

I started the habit of writing just by writing a few words each day. If I'm not mistaken about 50 words per day. Ha ha. This is a very small amount.

But that number increases over time, as I also always evaluate. So my writing journey has made amazing progress.

Within about a week, I was used to writing 100 words per day. Then in the third week, I was used to 300 words per day.

Two months lasted. In fact, I can write 700 words per day. I can do it easily. Until I can also write 1000 words per day in the following months.

This is really the power of habit. I'm grateful for what I do. At first, it seemed impossible for me to do. But all went well.

🍀Now

Now I'm trying to make a new habit again. That is working on a novel for 21 minutes per day. The amount of time for me is very easy to implement.

Every day I will find time to work on a novel. Be it reading, writing, thinking about concepts, revising, or anything related to making novels.

This is a job that I still find difficult to do. Because I have to rethink my novel, which has 12 chapters left before it's finished.

Even though I have forgotten a lot about the scenes in it. My head feels very dizzy.

Moreover, today I can only spend 21 minutes to re-read the previous chapter of the novel. Ha ha. I'm confused about connecting the contents of my head with the novel I'm writing.

🍀Grateful

But whatever is happening to me. I'm still grateful to be able to run this new habit. I can still spare 21 minutes to continue working on a work of fiction.

It doesn't matter how it turns out. But I just need to care about the process I'm doing. I try to enjoy this process.

Even if you guys know. Sometimes I really enjoy suffering hahaha. I mean, when I have to rack my brain to frame a story. Sometimes I do it by force. But on the other hand, I try to enjoy it.

Even though I made a story outline several times, I could do it with a calm and happy mind. Really, it's still too random whether I can do it casually or by thinking hard.

I am grateful to be able to continue this process. The process of writing the novel I wanted. I am also grateful that now I have close friends who are both struggling to write novels. We used to exchange ideas.

I am grateful that I can still live with sufficient food and health. I am grateful to be in the midst of good people.