16 Feb Atomic Habits
Brooklyn Letters
1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn
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We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
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Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughter’s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
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I cannot express how grateful and rewarding my experience with Brooklyn Letters has been. Her tutor Ms. Daria is so knowledgeable, amazing, kind and awesome. My daughter has made so much progress in Literacy and Math and it's all … More thanks to Ms. Daria. I know my daughter is sad that she can no longer work with Ms. Daria, as she looked forward to their sessions every week. Thank you again!
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Excellent services, caring therapists.
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Christina was absolutely wonderful. She went out of her way to win my son over and it worked. He looked forward to her visits and his speech improved so much under her care. She was super flexible and it’s clear she truly cares. We adore … More Christina and we’re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! She’s simply amazing and we can’t say enough how great she is. I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone, without hesitation. Thank you so much for connecting us with her!
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We could not be happier with the services Valerie provided! She is very thoughtful and knowledgeable and provided significant guidance to support our daughter's speech development outside of our scheduled sessions. She established … More a great working relationship with her, and she will definitely be missed! Your business model is amazing and it was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie. I've referred your organization and Valerie to the Executive Director of our daughter's school and friends/colleagues who are in need of speech therapy services.
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We cannot say enough good things about Effie, the ASL teacher, who was so engaged and effective with our 2 year old daughter from the very first session! Effie gladly included our whole family in the sessions! Her expertise and fantastic … More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicative…I would highly recommend their services!
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The company is great with outstanding customer service. They keep my horses protected. I have recommended them to other horses trainers as well that are going to get service early next year. Very professional an honest too. Respectfully … More submitted Christopher
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Ron and Ken did a fantastic job with our security system today. Installed everything very quick. Both of them were very polite and asked us throughout if the installation met our needs. Simply fantastic!
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I called Cornerstone Protection to get a Security system at a relatives out of state property, within a week it was installed! The installers worked with the client to help understand her new system and she was happy! Our relative said … More they were courteous, professional and patient! I highly recommend Cornerstone Protection for all of your security needs!
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Had blink cameras; Car was broken into multiple times so I called CornerStone & they were able to install multiple cameras very quickly & for a reasonable price. I am so happy with the app & getting alerts that are not superfluous, … More like they were with Blink. Highly recommend CornerStone & the tech Ronnie.
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Ron and Ken are great guys to work with.
Both were very knowledgeable and got our system back up and running.
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Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesn’t think my daughter needs more feeding therapy sessions at this time, but she gave me lots of tips to try. If my daughter's doctors want … More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
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Amazing assistance provided by Shannon today on my security system. I’m so grateful for your prompt, efficient, professional, and courteous service. Put me down as a customer for life!
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One of the most painless experiences I've had. They came on time and was over the moon professional with still keeping a level of personability to it. The gentleman also went out of his way to say that my husband and Mines business … More was appreciated. Which is actually rare to be appreciated by such a great company. So thank you and we look forward to continuing services with this company.
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I am so happy we decided to go with cornerstone. They were quick and efficient. Shannon and the installer we very friendly. We got a lot of equipment and it was still within our budget. 10/10 would definitely recommend! Thank you
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Love the customer service and Shanon and his team go above and beyond for my restaurant. Couldn't of asked for a better security system and level of service that his team provides.
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I have been using Cornerstone Protection service for over 5 years and I'm really happy with the service and state-of-the-art equipments and it's futures are so much in advance and friendly, I highly recommend Cornerstone Protection … More Service any and all business that need a security protection days and nights specially after business hours(Cornerstone Protection is perfect solution for your business). Owner of Cornerstone Protection is proactive with their customers and their equipments. Good experienced with Cornerstone Protection!!!
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We had a very positive experience with Alissa as a tutor for our pod of 5th grade boys from January - June 2020. She cared a lot about the boys and worked hard to create meaningful activities for them. The pod experience was invaluable … More for all of our families during a difficult year and we were so grateful to have found this partnership! We also want to appreciate Craig for helping to match us with a tutor on very short notice after we had cycled through a few folks who were not able to see the commitment through. Thanks for sticking with us!
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Dusty was the exact person we needed to help our child finish out the school year. So grateful to him for the way he steadily encouraged her and helped her stay on track and organized. He is flexible, responsive to our needs/schedule as … More a family, and a delight to be with. We are also thankful that Craig at Themba Tutors really "gets it" and partnered us with such a wonderful tutor who was a great fit for our girl.
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My child worked with Gillian D virtually for math enrichment. She is an excellent teacher. She took time to understand my child's specific learning style and provided tools that would be engaging. She was kind and empathetic- really … More made it her goal to connect with my child and build trust and rapport. My child started the school year with confidence and without the typically "brain-drain" that occurs over the summer, thanks to Gillian.
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I am going into my second year as a Themba tutor. I have met so many great individuals while working for this company. Craig and the rest of the Themba team do such an excellent job picking and choosing Themba tutors that suit each client's … More individual needs! I look forward to meeting new tutors and clients in the 2021-2022 school year!
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Our son started in a new high school, 100% remote, and was really struggling with Latin and Physics. I found Themba Tudors online and had an initial call with Craig, who was very knowledgeable, responsive, and found 2 amazing tutors for … More us. Both the Latin and the physics tutors were fantastic, connected with my son really well and helped him go from 'failing' grade to 'honors'! I will for sure continue using (and recommending!) Themba Tutors. Thank you, C, K, and W!
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Brian is a fantastic executive functioning coach. Super helpful, flexible with hours, and tailored the experience to our needs.
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Giulia Mercuri is a great Italian tutor! She was very responsive and accessible. Giulia put a ton of effort into preparing for each session and really helped our son with test preparation and projects. We are grateful that she was able … More to help, especially since our son did not receive any live teaching during COVID. We are happy that she was referred to us!
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As an adult student diagnosed with a learning disability during grad school, I knew I needed help dealing with my Master's program's demanding workload. I was seriously considering dropping out when I was referred to Themba Tutors. … More I was paired up with a wonderful tutor, Julie, who was a total lifesaver. I learned many techniques that I can utilize in the future as I embark on the next phase of my career.
I can wholeheartedly say after working with Themba for two years that I would not have finished my program without this organization. And I am so thankful I selected them. -
We were introduced to a wonderful tutor: Mcedwyn. He and our son, a freshman in college, worked well together. As a result, our son’s grades significantly improved. The tutor taught our son subject content and various methods to effectively … More study for quizzes and exams. Our son was also taught time management and organization. My son’s experience with the tutor made the first year of college a less intimidating experience.
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We have been with our tutor, Cailin Schiller, for two years, from 5th - 7th grade. She started as an executive functioning tutor with my daughter. From the start, she demonstrated a depth of expertise and a selective use of techniques skillfully … More adapted to my daughter’s ADHD and Math disability. Cailin made Math accessible and understandable to her in a way that even her teachers had not been able to do. She differentiated reading, writing and math tasks and assignments to tailor them to my daughter’s unique learning differences. Not only did it have an effect on her grades and her work efficiency, but she finally could do her work with less anxiety. Even my daughter’s teachers used Cailin’s guidance to modify their work with her. But most importantly, she became my daughter’s favorite resource. I can’t say how invaluable Cailin has been to my daughter’s progress and well-being. I’d recommend her a million times over. She is a gem.
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Victoria is a superb tutor. She helped my high school age daughter with her writing. Victoria's skills as a tutor, as well as her sense of humor and her engaging personality went a long way with my daughter.
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Themba Tutors provided a leaning specialist that was a perfect fit for my daughter. I told them what we were looking for and they delivered. Our tutor is responsive and flexible and makes it easy for my daughter to reach out to her own … More her own, which gives her an added sense of responsibility over her learning. As a therapist myself, I now regularly recommend Themba to my patients. A much needed and well provided service to the community!!
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The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become … More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
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I'm so glad we were referred to Themba Tutors. After a great initial conversation to learn our needs, we were connected with an excellent tutor, Felicia, who is helping our high school daughter learn better organizational and executive … More skills. Highly recommended.
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We had a wonderful experience with our tutor Micaela. She helped our son not only academically but at every level. We will be forever grateful to have her in our lives.
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The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become … More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
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Paul Smith at Themba has been an exceptional tutor for my son, both in terms of teaching the subject matter and teaching how best to approach the process of learning math and executing assignments. We feel very fortunate to be working with … More Paul.
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We were very lucky to have found Edwouine Swift, my son's therapist through Themba Tutors. Thomas is 12 years old, and it is extremely difficult to get him to write. Edwouine just works her magic with him, he adores her and is so … More eager to follow her guidance. I have no doubt she will be a positive driving force in his academic future.
Atomic Habits: How Do Habits Work?
Habits can make you or break you. That is, they are easy and difficult at the same time. Almost all of us want to get better at something. Be it our profession, management skills, or even forming healthier relationships. Regardless of what we aim to improve – it all comes down to making habits work for us.
So let’s scratch the surface first. A habit is any behavior that has become routine over time. It can be something we do consciously or unconsciously – daily tasks or big ones that stem from our identity. Learn the 4 principles of behavior change for children and university students.
They could be behaviors like spending money, smoking cigarettes, or playing video games for too long. These could be small tasks like brushing your teeth every morning or bigger goals such as building a stronger body through workouts.
To support these habit changes, James Clear—author of Atomic Habits—created the Atoms app, a tool that helps people build identity-based habits through small, science-backed steps. The app applies the four laws of behavior change (make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying) to help users stay consistent and intentional with their routines.
Now let’s have a look at three tips on how habits work.
#1: Set your goals straight and tap into your process
Habits are different for everyone.
Good or bad – everybody has habits. So it goes without saying that they look and feel different for everyone. But more often than not, they are made up of two components:
- Goal: What you want to achieve.
- System: How you achieve the goal.
You can view systems as processes that look different for everyone. It’s similar to how some people learn better with visuals, whereas others learn more efficiently with auditory cues.
Suppose you want to become a better badminton player. Your key strength is that you are good at moving back and forth. However, you tend to miss the shuttlecock now and again. You’d need to improve your hand-leg-eye coordination, but it’ll take practice to do that.
So your habit system would be fine-tuned exclusively for your lifestyle:
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Put your key strengths into play to build on your weak points.
- The number of times you feel comfortable practicing the activity.
- A rough layout of daily, weekly, and monthly schedules.
Stay true to your system once you have it figured out. Consistency is key to forming habits; doing regular tasks becomes second nature.
Bonus tip: Don’t be hard on yourself. Enjoy the process, and results will begin to emerge eventually. Only you can understand how much you can handle while not putting your mental and physical health at stake.
#2: Baby steps are key to breaking or building a habit
Nothing big happens overnight – but even a little bit is enough.
Having too much on your plate can take away the thrill of the habit. If you want to become a better chess player, learn a trick or two and then apply it in the game. You’d find a million tips for any task, hobby, or action out there, but using them one by one and amplifying each is what will make you better.
- Break down your day into time chunks.
- Identify triggers that help you follow the schedule more properly (e.g., a clear space can motivate studying without distractions, a well-organized art studio means more focused painting, etc.)
- Don’t do more than what you’ve assigned for the day (avoid burnout as much as possible).
Having too much on your plate can lead to massive burnout. For instance, it might work if you want to pull off an all-nighter for your art history exam, but you’ll feel worn out by the morning. A better shot at studying more effectively is breaking down the syllabus and starting earlier with shorter daily sessions.
Bonus tip: Keep a habit tracker to check your achievements for the day or particular time slot- 8 Best Habit Trackers.
#3: Align your identity with your habits
Habits can be subjective.
Tapping into self-knowledge is key to building or breaking a habit. And building habits around your identity are known as identity-based habits. This approach is different because it’s not entirely based on the end goal but also considers your beliefs.
Have a look at the following identity types for more clarity:
- Cultural identity
- Professional identity
- Political identity
- Religious identity
- Gender identity
- Disability identity
Below are a couple of pointers that can help you out:
- What is your self-image? Describe yourself in a few words.
- Which of the above identities is the most important to you?
- Do you feel energized or drained by a particular activity?
Take a few moments to write down what you believe about yourself. Examine your current habits and how the subconscious might be influencing them. Some common influences include educational background, the social structure of the home country, and much more.
Bonus tip: Strike off things that don’t align with your current personality.
Takeaway: Look within yourself to identify the habit framework
Be clear about your identity. What is your end goal, and how does it contribute to your self-image? Once that’s done and sorted, figure out a process that works just for you. And don’t forget to take baby steps – one day at a time with consistency and repetition every day is the ultimate payoff.
Good habits contribute positively to our lives and help us stay motivated and focused on achieving goals. Bad habits may seem harmless at first but can quickly take over our lives if not kept in check. To categorize each activity or task’s effects, you’ll have a better picture of areas to improvise.
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References:
Creating a Habit System
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-habit-system-and-stay-motivated-as-a-developer/
Baby Steps to Building Better Habits
https://students.ubc.ca/ubclife/baby-steps-building-better-habits
Types of Identity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_formation
Identity-based Habit Building
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01504/full
Habit and Identity: Behavioral, Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Facets of an Integrated Self
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6635880/
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