A guide to intentionality

First of all, I'm not here to tell you what intention to set each day!

An intention is an intensely personal choice. There are as many possible intentions as there are people in the world.

A good place to start: think of a recent moment where you wish you'd reacted differently.

If you know a bit about yourself you might know some of your 'bad' habits or things that you do by default without thinking about it. Once you're aware of a habit, you can set an intention around it — either doing something, or not doing something.

Trying to quit smoking? Set an intention of not giving into the craving. Eating more healthily might mean an intention of getting your 5 pieces of fruit and veg. Or if you're getting into shape, set an intention of going for a 10 minute walk, doing 10 pushups, or taking the stairs all day - not the lift or escalator.

Before you know it, some of these intentions might become habits — and once they take hold, you'll notice it.

Put your intention somewhere you'll see it

A simple way to keep your intention front of mind: put it somewhere you'll always see it. If it was a physical note you could put it on your fridge door, for example.

The web equivalent is to set it as your browser homepage. That way every time you open a new window or tab you'll see your intention. You'll be less likely to randomly search or scroll, and it'll keep you on track.

To set your homepage to your intention you can use the url https://www.dailyintention.co/my and then follow the instructions for your browser on wikiHow.