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Where Do We Get Bad Habits?
How I got my bad habits (and you probably too!)
Of course, I have no bad habits! I’m perfect!
Gotcha! :D
There are no perfect people on this world. Our habits make us who we are, so lack of perfection suggests at least some bad habits.
My Bad Habits
I don’t go to sleep early enough to have a truly productive morning.
I don’t praise my children often enough (read: I almost never praise them).
I binge-eat on sweets all too often.
Stop! Enough of this embarrassing list! I hope you got the point. I have “some” bad habits.
Where Do We Get Bad Habits?
I see two main sources of my (and everybody else’s) bad habits: people and succumbing to our vices.
My personal definition of a bad habit is: something you will regret after practicing for a year and you will regret it 100x more after 10 years.
Bad habits bring bad consequences. Good habits bring good consequences. Both kinds of habits compound, so you…