Sometimes, it's not the habit that breaks us — it's how we react when we break the habit. Taken from the powerful book 𝗔𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 by James Clear, here's a reminder we all need:

💡 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁.

Here’s how I’ve learned to 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 when my habits break down:

1. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 – Self-criticism slows recovery. Be kind to yourself and move on.
2. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 – Don't try to do everything at once. Just show up. Tiny wins rebuild momentum.
3. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 ‘𝗪𝗵𝘆’ – Remind yourself why the habit matters in the first place.
4. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – A broken streak doesn’t mean broken success.

🎯 Progress isn't about being perfect. It's about showing up — especially after setbacks.

How do 𝘆𝗼𝘂 bounce back when your habits fall apart?
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𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸?