Saturday, August 22, 2009

How to break a habit

Already some common recommended actions are appearing. This article is about how to break a habit.
  • Breaking a habit is difficult but not impossible
  • Make sure you really want to change the habit
  • Keep a journal
  • Choose an alternative behavior
  • Start a replacement schedule right away
  • Don't keep it secret
  • Be patient
This is good advice. But what I want to do in this blog is to
  • collect actual case studies
  • formulate general rules applicable to all.
For instance, how do I decide that I really want the change a habit? First, I guess I need to be aware of the habit. How? Strong habits run on the background and make decisions for us.

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