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Habit Stacking: A Simple Secret To Staying Hydrated
It’s the season for New Year’s resolutions, a time filled with opportunities to set fresh goals and envision the year ahead. While it’s true that over 40 percent of resolutions don’t make it to February, every day is a chance to recommit and keep moving forward!
Do you ever wonder how some people manage to fit in daily workouts, eat healthy, and drink 80–120 ounces of water each day? It’s not because they have extraordinary discipline or unlimited free time. The secret to success for these go-getters is often found in a routine that turns healthy habits into real results.
Those who stick to their goals and succeed throughout the year often rely on a simple strategy to stay consistent, even with the most routine tasks: habit stacking.
What is Habit Stacking?
The concept of habit stacking centers around the repetition of attaching a new habit to an existing one, which, in theory, makes the task easier to remember and maintain. Although the idea isn’t entirely new, it’s gained significant recognition only in the past decade.
Habit stacking wasn’t widely recognized or discussed as a strategy for productivity until James Clear popularized the idea in his bestselling book from 2018, Atomic Habits. Clear argues in the book that small, consistent actions in a person’s routine can compound over time, which turn tasks that once seemed insurmountable into a part of an everyday schedule.
The key to habit stacking is connecting the new habit you’d like to establish with another task already wired into your daily routine—like brushing your teeth, brewing your morning coffee, or checking emails. This way, instead of carving out extra time each day to focus on a new goal, it simply becomes an extension of something you were already planning to do.
Hydration is a perfect example of how habit stacking can turn small actions into consistent results. By tying water intake to routines you’re already doing every day, staying hydrated becomes less of a task and more of a habit.
How To Habit Stack Your Way To Success
If staying hydrated is one of your goals for 2025, habit stacking might just be the secret to keeping that resolution alive past February. Here are a few simple tips to help make staying hydrated a part of your daily routine this year:
Before You Brush
After a night of sleep, it’s common to wake up thirsty and with a not-so-fresh feeling in your mouth, which leads you to the bathroom sink to brush your teeth. Multiple dental experts affirm there’s good reason to drink water before brushing your teeth rather than after. That annoying dry mouth in the morning can serve as an easy reminder to drink a glass or bottle of Absopure water prior to brushing—that way, you’ll start your day with a kick of hydration alongside those squeaky clean teeth.
Coffee Break
Pouring an energizing cup of coffee has never been easier with Absopure’s Office Coffee Delivery Service, but caffeine can result in dehydration. To counteract this, pair your cup with a bottle of Absopure All-Natural Spring Water or Absopure Plus, our vapor distilled water plus electrolytes, either before, during, or after enjoying your coffee. Think of it as an additional part of your coffee routine that’ll further boost your focus and alertness.
Mealtime Cues
Drinking water before a meal will not only help with hydration but also help stimulate your metabolism and control your appetite. Soda and other sugary drinks can do more harm than good when it comes to hydration—your body and mind will thank you for making the switch to water during mealtime.
Work Tasks
If your day involves sitting at a desk tackling emails, use these moments as a cue to hydrate. Connect the idea of taking a sip of water—it doesn’t have to be much—after each email you reply to, or calendar invite you add to your schedule.
Fitness
Exercise and hydration go hand in hand, and linking the two can keep your water intake on track. Every time you lace up your gym shoes or grab your workout gear, make sure to bring a bottle of Absopure, too. This ensures you’re ready to stay hydrated before, during, and after your workout, so you’re fueled and focused when your body needs it most.
No matter what resolution you’re working toward in 2025, taking advantage of habit stacking is a terrific way to turn a chore into a regular part of daily life. Whether you’re trying to exercise more, read daily, or drink enough water, linking a new habit to something that’s already part of your routine makes it easier to stay consistent and follow through. By grounding your goals in routines that are already part of your day, you set yourself up for repeatable success.
Habit stacking can help you ease into a routine of drinking water—and with Absopure, staying hydrated is always within reach.