Turn the first page after doing the dishes

This is for anyone who stops after dinner dishes as if they’ve finished studying too.

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But I stop as if I’ve finished studying too — After dinner dishes, I head for bed instead of my desk. The urge to open a book disappears with the last drops of water.
I leave the first page to tomorrow’s me — I haven’t given up studying, but I keep putting off the start until tomorrow. Even while resting, part of me keeps returning to the desk.
Look at the notebook after the last dish — I set the last dish upright and hang up the towel. After a quick glance at the notebook on my desk, I zip my bag shut first.
It wasn’t willpower. The connection was missing. — Habits run on the connection between the action before and the action after, more than on resolutions. If bed follows the dishes, I have to restart the engine every time I try to study.
After the last dish, read just the first line — After setting the dish upright, open the notebook and read just the first line for three minutes. Even if the urge to stop comes before your focus, start with this connection.
Even stopping at the first line leaves a rhythm behind — You may stop at the first line again today. Even so, the record of opening it after the dishes becomes the first light that helps you begin studying again tomorrow.