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Julia Tomiak's avatar

My book club wants to read The God of the Woods this year, and I also have atomic habits on my to do list. I love your bamboo metaphor and will keep that in mind as I make small choices during each day this week. Today was a bamboo kind of a day. 🥰

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Amy Makechnie's avatar

And I know the bamboo is growing!!!

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Paige Geiger's avatar

Remember the bamboo is my new rally cry!

And I'm also taking creatine. My 15yo wanted to 'bulk' for baseball and I started researching benefits, safety, etc. and was pretty impressed with how much is known. Now we're all taking it - good for strong, aging bodies!

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Amy Makechnie's avatar

Yay for the bamboo! My son tells me I need to take the creatine consistently or it doesn’t do any good (I guess I need a HABIT :). I hope it does help with aging, bones, and muscles. I’ve been reading/watching quite a bit by Dr. Mary Claire-Haver who recommends 5mg a day - I’m finally getting used to the taste!

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Love this! I'm trying to be consistent on my writing habits and add some tiny atomic habits in illustration practice and songwriting too.

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Amy Makechnie's avatar

Good work! I’m also trying to do some illustrating. What isn’t working for me? Leaving it to the end of the day when I’m just too tired and I talk myself out of it…!

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Nicole's avatar

I hope you enjoy The God of the Woods! I read it late last year, and it was so hard to put down. <3 Thank you for sharing this spot-on analogy that’s simple yet genuinely encouraging for forming new habits at the beginning of the year. xx

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Amy Makechnie's avatar

Thank you so much, Nicole! I am REALLY loving The God of the Woods, marveling at how the author holds my attention so completely. I will also try to follow my own bamboo advice :)

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