Wednesday, November 16, 2011

7 Steps to Create Productive Habits In 21 Days

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

" Did you know 95% of your thoughts, beliefs and actions are a result of habit? The results in your life – whether good or bad – are largely a result of habits, consciously or unconsciously acquired.

Your habits will determine whether you reach your goals. This is because habits are actions that are repeated regularly. Most goals require you to perform a behaviour many times before see the result. For example, you won’t become excellent at time management after using your calendar for one day. You need to follow time management principles consistently in order to realise the benefits.

Your current levels of productivity are also a result of your habits in this area. Highly productive people have developed habits such as waking up early, being organised, planning their day in advance and using a time management system – all of which lead to increased productivity.


These new behaviours may seem difficult to learn, however once you have established them as ‘habits’ they will then feel natural and normal, and become ‘automatic’ for you. At this point, you no longer need to think about the activity or motivate yourself to perform it.

By making even small changes to your habits and productivity you can see a dramatic impact over time. For example, if you become just one tenth of one percent more productive each day, you will become two percent more productive each month. This equates to being 26% more productive each year and doubling your productivity and performance every 2.7 years!

The same is also unfortunately true for bad habits. For example, wasting 1 hour per day on TV or surfing the Internet might not seem like much but it adds up to 365 hours per year which is equivalent to 15 full 24-hour days or 45 8-hour work days!

Therefore, it makes sense to establish good productive habits and eliminate unproductive habits as the effects compound over time.

The good news is that you can break a bad habit or create a good habit in as little as 21-30 days. In addition, the positive effects of making small habit changes often spill over into many areas of your life. For example, developing productive work habits may mean you are able to get your work done more quickly meaning you can spend more time with your family, devote more time to religious activities, and result in a job promotion.

Below is a quick overview on how to develop good habits and eliminate poor habits in 7 simple steps.


Step 1 – Develop Self Awareness
The first step in changing your habits is to develop greater awareness around them – after all, you can’t change something you’re not aware of!

You need to identify any bad habits you need to break and good habits you want to create. You then need to develop awareness around the habit itself and record when, why, how and where you do your bad habit or what you are doing instead of your good habit. This will help to identify any likely causes or triggers and help you identify solutions.

Step 2 – Set a Goal
You need to decide what you want instead of your current habit. For example, if your bad habit is getting up late, your new habit goal may be “getting up at 7am on weekday mornings”. Your outcome needs to follow SMART goal setting rules of being Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound.

Step 3 – Get Motivated
To perform your new behaviour enough times until it becomes a habit, you need to be sufficiently motivated. Because changing a deeply ingrained habit can be difficult, it is important to have daily motivation to successfully change the habit. Make a list of the benefits and reasons why you want to make the change and read over this daily. Consider the consequences of not following through on your habit – what will you lose if you fail to create this habit?

Step 4 – Planning & Strategy
Next you need to create a plan and strategy for overcoming your bad habit or developing a positive new habit. It is important to write your plan down. This makes it more concrete and real and will enable you to think more clearly, in greater detail and with greater focus.
You will also need to include reminders before your activity becomes a habit. Use external alarms, reminders and sticky notes as appropriate. Put padlocks or obstacles in your way of doing a bad habit. Get support from friends and family members to keep you accountable.

Step 5 – Mental Preparation
To successfully change a habit, it is important to deal with any negative beliefs surrounding your habit; if you don’t do so, then another negative behaviour might emerge to replace it. In addition, it will be much easier to change your habit if you are working with your belief system rather than fighting against it. For example, if you believe you “will never learn” how to be more productive, you won’t be motivated to make any changes. Eliminate any negative self talk and start to reinforce images of yourself successfully completing your new habit.

Step 6 – Implementation
To successfully condition a habit you will need to perform the habit every day for 21-30 days.

During this time you will require both conscious focus and willpower. You will have to ‘consciously focus’ and ‘remember’ to do the new behaviour rather than the default behaviour. You will also need ‘willpower’ to force yourself to do the new behaviour if it something you find difficult or unpleasant. By making small incremental changes you will reduce the amount of willpower required. It is better to make a small change you can sustain than to make a large change that you’ll give up on after a week.

Step 7 – Record, Refine & Review
To ensure you reach your goal, it is essential that you record your progress and refine and review your habit daily. You can then identify any obstacles that may have prevented you from completing your habit and avoid them in the future. Seeing in writing the progress you are making towards you goal will also inspire you to keep going for the full 21-30 days. "

originally from : Productive Muslim

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

moshi-moshi again

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

ding dong!! moshi2?

hehe..it was a long long hiatus right? totally!! by the way, Alhamdulillah. Allah gives me chances again and again to breath and live as His servant until this moment.

well, insyaAllah I will try my best to update whenever I am free. Honestly, I really-really need to manage my time efficiently. Badly in need to change my attitude. That PROCRASTINATION and time-wasting behaviour of mine is very unbearable this time. insyaAllah!! keep trying

"If you keep on wasting time with non-beneficial things, there is definitely something wrong with your Imaan" - Nouman Ali Khan

till then :)

-one night in November-

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Do`a



Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Ya Rahman...
Jadikanlah aku muslimah yang cantik dalam dan luar.... yang ikhlas dalam setiap perbuatan, setiap langkah kaki, setiap pendengaran , setiap pandangan , setiap ucapan , setiap kata hati , setiap fikiran , setiap kerdipan mata dan pada setiap helaan nafas ku..

Ya Ghaffar Ya Rahim
Bantulah aku... permudahkanlah aku...
dalam episodku mencari ketulusan hati....
dan keikhlasan sebenarnya..........

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Titleless..

Ya Allah, bantu aku untuk menangani perasaan ini......
tunjukkanku yg benar itu benar.. dan limpahkan semangat untuk ku mengikutinya
tunjukkanku yg batil itu batil.. dan curahkanku kekuatan untuk meninggalkannya
biarlah.... biarkan ia pergi... jauhlah.. jangan bertemu lagi...
hamba sangat lemah................
jadi ya Tuhan ku rayu jangan tinggalkanku dalam keputusanku.....walau sekelip mata...

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Renungan Hadis

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

Hadist

Berkemauan keraslah kepada apa-apa yang bermanfaat bagimu,
dan minta tolonglah kepada Allâh Ta'ala
dan janganlah bersikap lemah….[maksud hadis]

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Hadist

Seorang muslim, ialah orang yang kaum Muslimin selamat dari lidah dan tangannya;
dan orang yang hijrah, ialah orang yang meninggalkan apa yang Allâh larang. [ Maksud Hadis]

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Semoga mereka dan kita kembali lagi..( Jepun )

Bismillah..
Sesungguhnya terlalu banyak yang Allah turunkan sebagai peringatan dan PENGAJARAN
baru sya sedar
setelah ber'page-page' sya renungi..
"ya Allah , rupa-rupanya ada 1001 hikmah yang Engkau ingin tunjukkan..."

Jepun mrupakan sebuah negara yang maju...tamadun merangkumi aspek pembangunan lahiriah dan rohaniah..
dan bagi saya Jepun adalah negara bertamadun..
walaupun mereka masih kurang sesuatu yang paling penting ...

Allah telah mengurniakan pelbagai kenikmatan dan kemajuan yang jauh ke depan dari negara lain..
ini bertitik tolak dari adab , budaya dan sikap yang ada pada diri mereka sendiri...
yang sungguh mulia.. even Muslims pun ramai yang jauh dari Islam sebenar..

mungkinlah...pada fikiran saya, Allah turunkan bencana yang dahsyat ni supaya mereka tidak lupa apa yang mereka ada sekarang ni , apa yang mereka bina dan bangunkan bertahun-tahun..
tak mustahil untuk hilang dalam satu kerlipan mata saja...
walau setinggi mana pun Tokyo Tower itu, ada lagi yang Maha Tinggi di atas sana..
Allah nak tunjukkan pada mereka, semua konkrit tu tak akan kekal..
dan juga pada kita semua di bumi ni..

Kembali..
Allah hendak kita kembali bersujud padaNya..kembali mencari redha dan rahmatNya..
hikmahnya , supaya rakyat Jepun yang berakhlak baik ini kembali dan mula mencari siapakah yang mengatur alam semesta ini....
supaya mereka tidak jauh lagi dan semakin hanyut dengan kemajuan mereka..
Allah Maha Penyayang lagi Maha Bijaksana

Buat kita yang jauh di sini pula...
Selepas Allah timpakan semua ini pada mereka..
Mereka tetap dengan jati diri mereka..
walaupun dalam keadaan kekurangan makanan , minuman, hilang tempat tinggal..
mereka tidak sesekali memanjangkan tangan mereka untuk kepentingan diri..
walau pada ketika itulah saat yang paling mudah untuk mencuri...
malah mereka mengutamakan orang lain dan tidak pentingkan diri..
inilah jati diri orang Jepun yang dipanggil KIZUNA(bond , human relationship)

Mungkin inilah yang digambarkan oleh Syeikh Muhammad Abduh suatu ketika dulu...
"I saw ISLAM , but no Muslims"

Di sini saya sertakan beberapa pengalaman yang dikongsikan di dalam Twitter oleh orang-orang Jepun sendiri yang terlibat dalam bencana ini..
sudah diterjemah oleh seseorang .. credit to him - Jun Shiomitsu.
Bacalah , hayatilah dan muhasabahlah wahai diri...
(kisah benar)

* ディズニーランドでの出来事

http://twitter.com/unosuke/status/46376846505426944

ディ ズニーランドでは、ショップのお菓子なども配給された。ちょっと派手目な女子高生たちが必要以上にたくさんもらってて「何だ?」って一瞬思ったけど、その 後その子たちが、避難所の子供たちにお菓子を配っていたところ見て感動。子供連れは動けない状況だったから、本当にありがたい心配りだった

At Tokyo Disneyland:

Tokyo Disneyland was handing out its shops’ food and drinks for free to the stranded people nearby. I saw a bunch of snobby looking highschool girls walking away with large portions of it and initially though “What the …” But I later I found out they were taking them to the families with little children at emergency evacuation areas. Very perceptive of them, and a very kind thing to do indeed.


* 渋滞した交差点での出来事

http://twitter.com/micakom/status/46264887281848320

一 回の青信号で1台しか前に進めないなんてザラだったけど、誰もが譲り合い穏やかに運転している姿に感動した。複雑な交差点で交通が5分以上完全マヒする シーンもあったけど、10時間の間お礼以外のクラクションの音を耳にしなかった。恐怖と同時に心温まる時間で、日本がますます好きになった。

At a congested downtown intersection …

Cars were moving at the rate of maybe one every green light, but everyone was letting each other go first with a warm look and a smile. At a complicated intersection, the traffic was at a complete standstill for 5 minutes, but I listened for 10 minutes and didn’t hear a single beep or honk except for an occasional one thanking someone for giving way. It was a terrifying day, but scenes like this warmed me and made me love my country even more.

* バス停で・・・

http://twitter.com/yunico_jp/status/46168394755612672

バ スが全然来ない中、@saiso が、バス停の前にある薬局でカイロを買ってきて、並んで待ってる人みんなに配った!

Bus stop mini episode:

It was freezing and bus was taking ages to arrive. “@saiso” left the queue to run to a nearby pharmacy. He bought heating pads and gave one to everyone in the queue!

* 声をかけること

http://twitter.com/RUMI88LoL/statuses/46342599149240320

昨 日、裏の家の高1になるお兄ちゃんに感動した。 家に1人で居たらしく、地震後すぐ自転車で飛び出し近所をひと回り。 【大丈夫ですか―――!?】と道路に逃げてきた人達にひたすら声掛けてた。あの時間には老人や母子しか居なかったから、声掛けてくれただけでもホッとした よ。 ありがとう。

A strong voice

Yesterday, I was impressed and touched by the actions of my neighbor’s 13-year-old-boy. He was home alone when the earthquake hit. But instead of hiding, as soon as the earthquake quieted down, he jumped on his bicycle and road around the block repeatedly shouting at the top of his voice, “Is everyone alright? Is everyone okay?” At the time, there were only women and children and the elderly in the homes. I cannot describe how comforting it was just to hear a strong voice asking if I was okay. Thank you!

* 買うのやめるわ

http://twitter.com/raai15/status/46546475362160640

バ イト先に若いお兄さんたちが軍団でお酒を買いに来たんだけど、その中の一人が「やべえ、オレお酒のためにしかお金持ってきてないから募金できん。ちょっと これ買うのやめるわ」って言って商品返品してそのお金全部募金してた。お友達も続々と募金しててすごい感動した。 すごいよ

Not enough money!

At the store where I work, a huge group of young men suddenly came in to buy booze. One of them suddenly said, “Oops, I only have enough money to buy booze, I can’t donate! Forget the booze, maybe next time!” and instead put ALL his money into the disaster relief donation box. One by one, every single one of the army of youths threw all their money into the box after him. What a heart-warming sight that was!

* 絶対うまいはず

http://twitter.com/kyugatimuti/statuses/46594200061493249

僕 も秋葉からの帰りにおにぎりとみそ汁配ってる方に会いました、感動しました、チャリだったからダイジョブです他の人にって言ったけどもらっておけばよかっ たなぁ絶対うまかったと思う

They looked absolutely delicious!

I too saw the guy handing out free rice balls and miso soup on the way back from Akihabara. I was on my bicycle so I told him, “I’m okay, please give it to other people!” On hindsight, I should have taken one … they looked absolutely delicious!!

* 段ボールに感動

http://twitter.com/aquarius_rabbit/status/46213254376210432

ホー ムで待ちくたびれていたら、ホームレスの人達が寒いから敷けって段ボールをくれた。いつも私達は横目で流してるのに。あたたかいです。

Card board boxes, Thank you!

It was cold and I was getting very weary waiting forever for the train to come. Some homeless people saw me, gave me some of their own cardboard boxes and saying “you’ll be warmer if you sit on these!” I have always walked by homeless people pretending I didn’t see them, and yet here they were offering me warmth. Such warm people.





Lantas apakah hikmahnya buat kita sebagai Muslim di sini??
Ya..
supaya kita melihat , merenung , menginsafi dan mengambil iktibar dari akhlak yang sudah sebati dengan diri mereka.................................................yang bukan Muslim...
supaya kita kembali menilai diri sendiri...
dan supaya membuka mata hati kita...yang sebenarnya kita yang meninggalkan Islam itu sendiri
oh betapa jauhnya kita dari Islam yang sebenar....
Islam yang diajar oleh Rasulullah S.A.W. insan pilihan..

Lihatlah, seolah-olah Dia sedang berbicara dengan kita..
Semoga kita sama-sama mengambil pengajaran dari bencana ini...
Ia bukan sekadar bencana... malah lebih dari itu
Bukalah hati , dan singkaplah hikmah di setiap sudut bencana ini..

Apa lagi yang ditunggu??
Bukankah kita telah ada yang satu itu... jangan sia-siakannya
Bersyukurlah kita diberi peluang untuk kembali lagi...!