Bad habits can creep up slowly or quickly, and the negative side effects seem small until they become larger and harder to escape, slowly devouring important parts of your life and affecting your mental health. Scientifically, the average time to break a habit completely is 66 days, but what if I told you you could bypass that effortlessly? With these 4 tips, you will block that entire habit entirely, extremely quickly; it will feel like you’re hacking.
Find the root cause
Find the root cause and make the habit seem as inconvenient and annoying as possible to pick up, like placing the phone in another room if you’re fond of doomscrolling. You become much more self-aware and catch your own actions before you lead yourself to do it. Eventually, you’ll find something more productive to do in your Solano Grand home.
Have Something to Take Care of
Having a plant, a dog, or a fish is nice because you have something you can take care of. When you have nothing else important to do, stop filling that time with habits you know are bad, and divert that attention into spending time with your pets. Interact with them, cook them up a meal, walk them to the park, etcetera. Your life is a lot of things; their short life is and relies solely on yours.
Pick Up a New Hobby
Give yourself something to learn that you can put 100% of your time, attention, and mind to, such as learning a language, solving a puzzle game, or playing an instrument. You replace your old routine with a healthier system that offers the same satisfaction and core psychological and mental needs. It can completely rewire your brain on how you see and gain rewards.
Change How You Self-Talk About It
First thing you should do is plan ahead: when “if” happens and you start to feel the physical sensation or urge to do something, do an order you pre-planned that will shut it out (e.g., doing 20 push-ups). Don’t completely try to fight it, as this may encourage your brain to give in more. Instead, acknowledge the impulse, don’t submit, and let it peak, wind down, and fade. Finally, instead of thinking “I don’t want to do this”, transform it into something more inspirational or direct, like “I choose not to do this because of my future”.
