Comments on: Breaking Bad Habits

By: farouk

farouk — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:28:59 +0000

thanks for the info 🙂

By: Martin D K

Martin D K — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:27:08 +0000

These two points have helped me change some bad habits
1. Identify what need the habits serves
2. Find a better way of serving that need

By: Simona Rich

Simona Rich — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:12:37 +0000

Bad habits form unconsciously, but only through conscious effort good habits can be formed.

If you have only good habits, you are guaranteed to live a successful life.

Breaking bad habits require willpower and motivation. Otherwise our old comfort zone draws us right back in.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:33:14 +0000

I am thankful that I just found your blog. It has the exact type of inspiration and sound advice that I can relate to and need. I’m the parent of a child with special needs which has put me in the position of facing challenges that I never imagined would be a part of my life and am learning valuable lessons in the process. I am doing the best I can but sometimes I know that I could handle things even better if I seek out positive reinforcement. Tonight was such a night when I needed a few words of wisdom. Your blog is giving me a healthy way to cope. Thanks.

By: CG Walters

CG Walters — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:07:06 +0000

It seems to me that bad habits are often like an inverted pyramid. The base of it may be a tiny thing, but so much interdependent illusory thinking is added over time that the core habit we seek to eliminate is so entangled that removing it envolves much learning about ourselves.

When I quit smoking, I used the nicotine patches to go about removing the habitual thinking, then (separately) the drug habit of nicotine. Even as my nicotine was being supplied, I was surprised to recognize the mental/emotional programs that fired off (“I need a cigarette because….).

I learned my about my thinking patterns that experience gave me a perspective for questioning the validity of much of my view of my personal reality.

blessings to you and all you hold dear,
CG

By: Tejvan

Tejvan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:48:40 +0000

Of course, it’s easier to write about breaking bad habits than to actually do it 🙂

By: Tech Roach

Tech Roach — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:47:21 +0000

I’m trying to figure out some way to fight some bad habits of my own right now. Thanks again, Tejvan. You’re like my personal guru or somethin’. 😉