If you compare "habituation" to an animal...

Doing things unconsciously
is called "habituation."

"Brushing your teeth after eating" is
truly a habit itself.

When you were small, your parents told you
"Brush your teeth after you eat!"
and you did it, so
it is an example of something that naturally became a habit.

Now then,
if you think of "habituation" and compare it to an animal,
what kind of animal would it be?

A dog? A cat?

No, no,a monkey?? A hippo??

I imagine you
thought of various animals.

Yes!
Let me say it!

Irecommend the "cow."

You might be thinking,
"Hmm, what on earth?"

Why a "cow"?

That is because
the decision of the zodiac ordergave me the impression that
"habituation is a cow."

✔ The zodiac
　order decision

Why is the order of the Chinese zodiac
the way it is?

According to one theory,
God had the animals race on New Year's Day of a certain year,
and the order was decided by who crossed the finish line first.

And,
the Oxfinished in second place.

“That slow-moving ox finished second!?”

The reason is...
“The ox knew it was slow, so it started walking the night before.”

As a result, although it was craftily beaten by the rat,
it is said that the ox did not get angry and was satisfied with second place.

This...
“knowing you are slow and preparing” mindset is,
I feel, what habit formation is all about.

And,
“the ox's step”moves forward steadily,
even if it is slow.

Never arrogant.
A posture of single-mindedly heading toward the goal.

It is truly
the very posture of believing in the accumulation of daily efforts.

That is why,
please let me emphasize to you all that“if you compare habit formation to an animal, it is an ox.”

✔ Ox-walk tactics

By the way, when I searched for “ox-walk” (gyuho),
the first search resultwas “ox-walk tactics”.

"Oh! That's a cool name~"
I thought,
but it was actually a filibuster in a parliamentary vote💦

"Gyohu" (cow's pace) itself
does not seem to be a term with a positive image.

I learned something new😓

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Thank you for reading my article
again today!

One step at a time...

Moving forward steadily
is the fundamental prerequisite for habit formation.

Let's enjoy posting every day together♬

Well then, until next time.
Goodbye🙇‍♂️