Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One
( CNN) Odds are, you are trying to break a bad habit or institute a good one right now. As a species, we are impressively committed to self-improvement, and most of us believe that habits are an effective means to that end.
Habits — actions performed with little conscious thought and often unwittingly triggered by external cues — are powerful influences on behavior and can be our greatest allies for the positive developments. But because they are so difficult to break, habits are also frequent saboteurs of personal progress.
“Habit is a good servant but a bad master” is how author Gretchen Rubin summed it up in her book “Better Than Before: Mastering the Habit of Our Everyday Lives.” Hers was one of three recent volumes I read back-to-back on the subject of habit formation; the others were Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit” and Jeremy Dean’s “Making Habits, Breaking Habits.” Together, they helped me understand more deeply the importance of habit control, how to choose a habit to begin or end, and the mechanics of sticking with it.
Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One
Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One
Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One
Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One
Start A New( Good) Habit, Kill An Old( Bad) One