The Little Things

[jennyweatherup]

I think everyone goes through times when they're feeling a little overwhelmed, either because achieving their goals is dependent on factors outside their control (e.g., other peoples' choices or material factors they can't change), or because the ultimate goal is so large that any efforts to accomplish it don't seem to have an effect. In these

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[klayre53]

Re: water intake and other good but subtle habits... I usually don't notice how well they were working until I stop doing them. For me I'm much more sensitive to moderate decreases/ worsening of conditions than I am to moderate improvements... So it isn't until I get complacent and let things slide that I notice the good they were doing.

I used to work at a vitamin company and people frequently said a vitamin "was not working" and we just told them to stop taking it for two or three weeks and see how they felt. It took that to realize it actually was making a subtle difference (and then they'd reorder). (Of course, this depends on the person etc... But it was not unusual.)

[jennyweatherup]

That makes sense; after all, nobody is really conscious of their well-being when they are healthy, but, once they fall sick, they realize they've been taking their health for granted.