I usually give up on most ideas when it starts feeling like a chore.

Some ideas I've paused but continue working on it since there's potential to make some money. So at the end it depends, if people pay for it or use it a lot or has that word of mouth effect, then I def don't quit.

What are some habits/routines you're currently building?

What made you want to build this particular habit?
How is it going? Harder/easier than possible? Anything surprising?
What benefits (and drawbacks) have you experienced so far?

I've been learning to cook for the past couple of months. I'm not great at it, mediocre at best I could say. Others tell me I'm decent but I think I'm not. I've been trying to cook atleast couple of days a week, experimenting with new dishes or cooking the same dishes but faster. I've always wanted to cook but never dared to try. This year I was burned out (past year as well) from what i've been doing for the past 3-4 years, so I just decided to take a break and not work that much. So I didn't know what else to do with my time and decided to pick up cooking. Started with making sauces which eventually led me down to make other things.

When I started It looked harder but honestly it's not as hard as I thought. I always try to enjoy the process, reassure myself saying that it's okay to make mistakes and mess it up because I can always try another time. As simple and cliche as it sounds, it's not very obvious when learning a new skill. The Surprising thing is that cooking led me to baking, but I don't like it much because it has to be so precise and I just can't wing it like I do with cooking, haha. Also sugar.

This is a habit I started last year, I was at a low point in my life so I just said f it and went to the gym. I had gone to the gym a few years before that but it never stuck, only went for a couple of months. This time though I changed a lot of factors like proximity, time of day and time spent in the gym. I had this simple rule, if I don't feel like going to the gym, just go anyway and spend a minute inside. If I don't feel like it, I'm allowed to return home. It worked and I've been consistently going to the gym.

My goal at the gym is to get stronger, I mainly do compound exercises because I really enjoy them compared to what I used to do before. I've become stronger and more active, the days I go to the gym I even feel better mentally. Overall I'm quite happy that I've stock to a routine for more than a year!

This is something I struggle with, I've failed multiple times. I try to listen to an audiobook but couple of weeks later the habit just ceases to exist. I'm going to try this again, I usually used to listen to a book before going to bed.