{"id":3531,"date":"2026-04-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:10:06","slug":"10-essential-micro-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/10-essential-micro-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Essential Micro-Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the time of year when burnout can become a real issue. One way that you and your team can counter this is to develop and implement essential &#8220;micro-habits.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Micro-habits are small, consistent actions that can significantly reduce stress, aid cognitive function, and improve workplace productivity. According to Mary Kelly (author of &#8220;Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow&#8221;), some of the most effective micro-habits include acknowledging others every day, taking short brain breaks, and using the &#8220;two-minute rule&#8221; for quick tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s her list of the ten most <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/productiveleaders.com\/2025\/06\/24\/the-power-of-micro-habits-how-small-changes-drive-big-success-in-the-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">essential micro-habits<\/a><\/strong>. Making these small adjustments should significantly relieve your stress over time, leading to improved performance, better well-being, and greater job satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the time of year when burnout can become a real issue. One way that you and your team can counter this is to develop and implement essential &#8220;micro-habits.&#8221; Micro-habits are small, consistent actions that can significantly reduce stress, aid cognitive function, and improve workplace productivity. According to Mary Kelly (author of &#8220;Stop Procrastinating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,723,724,160,130],"class_list":["post-3531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-leadership-styles","tag-mary-kelly","tag-micro-habits","tag-strategies","tag-stress","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3531"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3534,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531\/revisions\/3534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}