Change Your Environment, Change Your Life
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Karl wanted to change his environment to design for healthier behaviors. He started studying at the library on Mondays and Wednesdays after class instead of going home, so he could go straight to the gym afterwards. He also began keeping his vitamins by his bed to take in the morning, and kept his floss by the sink with his toothbrush to remind himself to floss daily. These small changes helped him work out more regularly and establish better daily routines.
Change Your Environment, Change Your Life
- 1. Change Your Environment, Change Your Life By Karl Kumodzi kumodzi@gmail.com
- 2. Objective I wanted to… Change my environment in 3 ways Change it in such a way that it designs for healthier behaviors
- 3. Background My study space I usually go back to my dorm after classes are done for the day, eat dinner, do some work, and go to sleep
- 4. Background My study space I usually go back to my dorm after classes are done for the day, eat dinner, do some work, and go to sleep I also usually work out Tuesday and Thursday mornings, because those are the two days that I don’t have morning classes and can afford to sleep in
- 5. Background My study space I usually go back to my dorm after classes are done for the day, eat dinner, do some work, and go to sleep I also usually work out Tuesday and Thursday mornings, because those are the two days that I don’t have morning classes and can afford to sleep in I don’t always wake up Tuesday and Thursday mornings, since these are the only days I technically have to also sleep in
- 6. My Study Space What Did I Do After class on Monday and Wednesday, I’d come home to eat, then change into gym clothes and go do work at the library
- 7. My Study Space What Did I Do After class on Monday and Wednesday, I’d come home to eat, then change into gym clothes and go do work at the library After I was done, I’d go straight to the gym before coming home
- 8. My Study Space What Did I Do After class on Monday and Wednesday, I’d come home to eat, then change into gym clothes and go do work at the library After I was done, I’d go straight to the gym before coming home I was still able to sleep in on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
- 9. My Study Space What Did I Do After class on Monday and Wednesday, I’d come home to eat, then change into gym clothes and go do work at the library After I was done, I’d go straight to the gym before coming home I was still able to sleep in on Tuesday and Thursday mornings The library was a lot closer to the gym than my dorm in Lagunita was, so it was easier to get to the gym
- 10. My Study Space Results Wore gym clothes all day Wednesday Was still too tired at the end of the day so I just stayed in my room Felt so guilty that I ended up doing a work out routine in my room for about an hour Worked out on Monday! So 50% success rate
- 11. Vitamins Background I don’t always remember to take my vitamins The pills are located on my dresser, near my sink and away from my bed
- 12. Vitamins What Did I Do Put all the pills I needed to take a day into a small cup Put the cup on the floor next to my bed As soon as I wake up, before I do anything else, I’d take the pills Then I’d refill the cup right away and put it back on the floor next to my bed
- 13. Vitamins Results Took vitamins every morning except Sunday morning, because I slept in a hotel Saturday night and forgot to bring my vitamins
- 14. Flossin’ Background I don’t floss every day (GASP) Professor Fogg gave me floss and I committed to flossing more in front of the whole class
- 15. Flossin’ What Did I Do The floss is usually up and to the right of my sink, almost stored away with other items that I don’t use on a daily basis My toothpaste and toothbrush are behind the mirror in front of me, these are items that I use every day I put the floss behind the mirror with other items I use every day
- 16. Flossin’ Results I flossed 4/7 days Forgot to do it the first day Woke up in a hotel on Sunday, so didn’t have floss with me
- 17. The End