In Language Arts class my teacher talked to us about daily habits and the compound effect. She referenced the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. I had actually been listening to it on the car ride to school. She said we would do a plank per day for the next couple of months adding 5 seconds every week starting with 30 seconds. At the end of it we would do a plank challenge. 

I found it difficult to remember to do it outside of school or on days when I didn’t have Language Arts. I think next time I try to make a daily habit I will set a reminder on my iPad and my watch to help remember to do it. I also might try habit stacking which is when you do something right after another daily habit, like brushing my teeth.

At first I probably couldn’t have held a plank for three minutes without nearly dying but now I can hold a plank five minutes which was my time for the plank challenge. I probably would have done better if it hadn’t been in the morning. My new daily habit is going to be to attempt to do two pull ups per day.