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How to get rid of your bad habits

1. Viewpoint

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"Bad habits are like a comfortable bed. Easy to get into but hard to get out of."

2. Here's an idea

Having isolated the habit you wish to eliminate, it should become a focus of your attention each day.

This approach will help:

  • Set aside 5-10 minutes each morning to plan what steps you’ll be taking that day to combat the weakness.
  • Set aside 5 minutes at lunch time to review your progress that day.
  • Re-evaluate your progress at the end of the day.

Do this for 3-4 weeks and, with persistence and effort, you should have all but conquered your unwanted behaviour.

3. Mini seminar

Adapted from Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Effective People, Simon & Schuster, NY, 1989.

What is it that the world’s most effective individuals have that sets them apart from the misdirected, the unproductive, and the counter-productive? The answer lies not in what they have, but in what they do. Is it all a matter of habit? Discuss. …