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One of the crappy things about Depression is that it zaps your energy level. Finding the energy to go to the gym, launch new campaigns or even just get out of bed might be hard to do.

So if you’re reading this today and your head tells you that breaking your current routine sounds difficult…

I have two pieces of good news for you:

1. It only takes 30-60 days to set a new habit
2. You can use outside stimuli to get inspired until the habit is formed

How To Form A Healthy Habit

If you do something over and over again it becomes a habit. I can’t say this enough. (So I’ll say it again). If you do something over and over again it becomes a habit.

And over time you get really good at your habits.

• If you spend your time watching TV – you’re going to get really good at it
• If you spend your time in bed crying – you’re going to get really good at it
• If you spend your time going to the gym – you’re going to get really good at it
• If you spend your time doing media buys – you’re going to get really good at it

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This is Part 3 of the ‘How I Cured My Depression’ series.

1. ‘How I Cured My Depression: Part 1’
2. ‘How I Cured My Depression: Part 2, Constructing a Future’

What Does Depression Look Like?

Picture a depressed person in your mind. What do you see? I see a man sitting with shoulders slumped, head and necked lowered – looking straight at the ground. Something like the guy in the left photo below.

Now what about this guy on the right? Does he look depressed? I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure this guy feels like The Champion of The Universe right now.

So let’s talk about how to get out of the box on the left – and into the box on the right.

[Read more…] about How I Cured My Depression: Part 3 Exercise The Demons

Well, that was embarrassing.

If you visit my site on a regular basis you may have noticed I’ve been making some changes. I love tinkering and making the site cleaner and more readable.

I did a check with my mom a few nights ago and asked her how she uses the site. I like getting feedback from someone that wasn’t born with a cellphone and a Facebook profile.

She immediately said “Yes, on my phone there is a box that pops up over everything asking for my email address!” We tracked down (what I thought was) the problem and I thought it would be smooth sailing from there.

Then I wrote ‘Thanks’ and posted it yesterday.

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