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a little happier. In my book about habit change better than before, I describe the 21 strategies we

can use to make or break our habits. One important strategy is the strategy of first steps,

which is all about the right time to begin. The most important step is the first step,

because until we take that first step, we haven't begun. But beginning is hard. That's why the

strategy of first steps is so important. It helps us figure out how to start. I'm always fascinated

to learn about different ways people grapple with the 21 strategies, so it was very interesting to

read about how the writer Isabel Aende used the strategy of first steps by finding an auspicious day

for her beginnings. In 1981, Isabel Aende was living in Venezuela as a political refugee after

the military coup in Chile, and she was working at a school. On January 8th, she got a phone call

that her beloved grandfather was dying in Chile, and she couldn't go back to say goodbye.

In her grief and frustration, she began writing a letter to him, a spiritual farewell,

and this letter turned into her first novel. She recalled,

I remembered everything he had ever told me about his life, the family anecdotes, the history of our

country. As soon as I began the letter, I realized it was not a normal letter. It was part novel,

part memoir, part family saga, and political chronicle. My grandfather died without reading the letter,

and I continued to write at night and on the weekends in the kitchen of our apartment.

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