Interesting take on how habits feel at first as without system 2’s input (From Daniel Kahneman’s thinking fast and slow) habits carve their way into our brains basically seeking the most reward or dopamine. So without constant monitoring of system 2 we end up as entertaining craving systems, seeking patterns to satiate the urge for dopamine. Good habits may be bitter at first but the rewards are reaped in the long run.
They make me focus on my intent to establish a habit.
Habit establishing requires perseverance in the face of a bit of bother.
The big hurdles are the big hurdles. Small frictions get smoothed by repetition…or by simply becoming ordinary parts of the process.
Willingness to do things that suck is the nature of positive habits.
To a first approximation if it doesn’t feel a bit unpleasant at first, it probably isn’t a positive habit.