You don’t get to skip the choice.

When someone asks me how to make something a habit, I always think, “Why do you want it to become a habit?” When I ask people they say, “So I can just do it without having to think about it.”

I used to live on the 6th floor of an apartment and decided to take the stairs rather than the elevator when it was physically possible. I lived there for three years and walked six floors up and six floors down 90% of the time. Carrying groceries, getting mail, welcoming friends, or bringing my newborn son home from the hospital.

Never created a habit. Never expected the choice to get easier. Just chose it every damn time and acted quickly. Well, 90% of the time ;)

Embrace the chase. Do the work.