habits

@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
July 26, 2010 11:29am CST
Our habits are the things we do unconsciously without thinking about them ,this may either be good or bad.Bad habits are a big challenge as it takes so much effort to stop a bad habit.In fact it has been scientifically proven that it ta kes 7 times the effort it takes to start a bad habit to stop the same habit.This does not however,mean that its impossible to stop a bad habit. We only need to be determined and consciously and continously practice a new habit to replace the old habit and dealing with one habit at a time.
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@gaboni (644)
• Israel
26 Jul 10
It is hard to kill your bad habits, like one of my many bad habits was to roll my finger in my hair, always with my left hand. so I took a green ribbon and tied it to the finger, whenever I noticed the green ribbon I stopped :D now the real annoying habit I am trying to stop is to 'eat' my fingernails X_X" I know there are some people who eats the leg's nails too- which is disgusting.
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• Pakistan
27 Jul 10
yup so true we are ruining our life
@unique16 (1531)
• United States
26 Jul 10
Hello byola2871, Now craking knuckles is very hard habit to break for me. There is nothing to replace it with. I know it annoying osund for other people to hear so I try to do it when no one is around. But sometimes my fingers get so crampy I have do it... it is all in my mind and I know that...but habit like these are very hard to break. Thanks and have a great day Sincerely Unique16
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
The only bad habit that i want to overcome and many times i fail to stop is,my coffee. Yah,i am a coffee addict. Many times my doctor tells me to stop it coz it is not good for my high acidity. I tried to lessen it from 10 cups a day to 5,but after few months,unconsciously it was back to 10 again.
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27 Jul 10
When you say its a habit its just doing it fun and one time activity but when you say its habitual it is called a bad habit because it the repetition and you do not control it anymore and that is the definition and the difference of the same words.
• Pakistan
27 Jul 10
people makes their own habbit
• India
27 Jul 10
As a saying goes 'First we make our habits,then our habits make us'.Like that every individuals have their own habits.Bad habits are like comfortable bed,easy to get into,but hard to get out of.so,I think that breaking bad habit is very hard.If you practice new things then you could stay away from old habit.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
27 Jul 10
yes i think that breaking bad habits is really hard. but they say if you are busy enough then you could stay away from those bad habits.
• United States
27 Jul 10
habits are hard to use i have hard time shopinng at all the discount stores it all up to what your habit is because it is hard on you to just stop something you being doing for 20 years you need to learn how you can save all the money you need to stop the bad habits.now your habit can lead to a night of bad choices and some you win and some you lose and it aint good at all
@rjkmrr (172)
• India
27 Jul 10
Yes as a saying goes 'good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits'.I think that breaking bad habit is really very hard.If you are determined and continuously practice new habit then you could stay away from those bad habits.
@ptower76 (1616)
• United States
26 Jul 10
Of course habits are difficult to break because habits are instilled into our psyche through repetition. We do things over and over until they become second nature to us. Since before we talk we were developing habits both good and bad through the influences of our immediate environment like our parents and siblings. Addiction in most cases is a bad habit although it may be argued that even good habits when they turn into addiction can be bad. Like addiction, the first step in breaking the habit is to admit to yourself that it is a problem.