Comments on: How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: wais kakar http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-54609 wais kakar Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:52:57 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-54609 habits good or bad make you who you are. The key is controlling the if you know how to change your habits then even a small effort can create big changes habits good or bad make you who you are. The key is controlling the if you know how to change your habits then even a small effort can create big changes

]]> By: 303 Insanely Interesting Links From 2007 -- Jarkko Laine - Insanely interested http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-21953 303 Insanely Interesting Links From 2007 -- Jarkko Laine - Insanely interested Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:33:46 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-21953 [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits, Zen Habits [...] [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits, Zen Habits [...]

]]> By: MUCKING OUT THE BLOGPILE… http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-2623 MUCKING OUT THE BLOGPILE… Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:40:42 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-2623 [...] I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits. [...] [...] I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits. [...]

]]> By: Doc Ott’s Life Hack Blog » Blog Archive » How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1453 Doc Ott’s Life Hack Blog » Blog Archive » How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:19:57 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1453 [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits - zen habits [...] [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits – zen habits [...]

]]> By: Transforme hábitos ruins em bons hábitos at Isso Mesmo! http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1355 Transforme hábitos ruins em bons hábitos at Isso Mesmo! Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:11:01 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1355 [...] How to turn bad habits into good habits [zenHabits] [...] [...] How to turn bad habits into good habits [zenHabits] [...]

]]> By: Douglas Eby http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1354 Douglas Eby Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:50:56 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1354 In his article The feel good paradox http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/908/1/The-feel-good-paradox/Page1.html addiction psychologist Marc F. Kern, Ph.D. writes about successfully making lifestyle changes, such as reducing or eliminating destructive habits. He says, "Change means setting sail to new and foreign locales, to unfamiliar locations... Building your self-confidence only comes about when you demonstrate to yourself that you can set a positive goal and accomplish it... "Even if you go to support groups or professionals for help, ultimately you must be the proactive Captain of your ship (life), push beyond what feels comfortable and safe, and challenge yourself to be more and more what you want to be... Take small changes, small steps or bites so you are at least pretty sure that you will achieve the next goal. But you must take risks to acquire self-confidence." In his article The feel good paradox
http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/908/1/The-feel-good-paradox/Page1.html
addiction psychologist Marc F. Kern, Ph.D. writes about successfully making lifestyle changes, such as reducing or eliminating destructive habits. He says, “Change means setting sail to new and foreign locales, to unfamiliar locations… Building your self-confidence only comes about when you demonstrate to yourself that you can set a positive goal and accomplish it…

“Even if you go to support groups or professionals for help, ultimately you must be the proactive Captain of your ship (life), push beyond what feels comfortable and safe, and challenge yourself to be more and more what you want to be… Take small changes, small steps or bites so you are at least pretty sure that you will achieve the next goal. But you must take risks to acquire self-confidence.”

]]> By: Drainedge Link Tank · Today’s Links http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1349 Drainedge Link Tank · Today’s Links Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:09:48 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1349 [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits - ZenHabits [...] [...] How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits – ZenHabits [...]

]]> By: Break Bad Habits by Substituting Good Ones - lifehack.org http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1316 Break Bad Habits by Substituting Good Ones - lifehack.org Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:59:03 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1316 [...] around, you won’t feel as restless and the urge to go out drinking will be easier to resist. How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits - [ZenHabits] digg_url = [...] [...] around, you won’t feel as restless and the urge to go out drinking will be easier to resist. How to Turn Bad Habits into Good Habits – [ZenHabits] digg_url = [...]

]]> By: Alex Shalman http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1290 Alex Shalman Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:52:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1290 Good one by John. I like your wrench example lol. No, I wouldn't pay for that... I think. Great point about substituting bad habits with good ones. Good one by John. I like your wrench example lol. No, I wouldn’t pay for that… I think. Great point about substituting bad habits with good ones.

]]> By: quixote http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1127 quixote Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:58:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/how-to-turn-bad-habits-into-good-habits/#comment-1127 No doubt there are transitions from drinking sometimes - to drinking as a habit - to problem drinking; probably a continuous transition, which is I think, why this 'bad habit' particularly dangerous - but that's picking on a particular, I understand John referred to habits in general. Finding wasteful and potentially damaging habits in one's behaviour and substituting them for other other, more positive, ones is an excellent notion. "Blogging"and reading blogs - I certainly have that one, maybe even getting to be a 'bad' habit. One that I would call a special case of "procastination" - and it would be best to substitute that one for doing what I should be doing in the first place :) (By the way - there was once a piece that took a page from AA about "Problem Drinking" and turned it into "Problem Thinking" - you must have seen it, all. Very amusing and incidentally an uncannily accurate take on our "fast track, fast food and light" society...) Coming from 'Pick The Brain" - I'm glad to have found myself here at Zenhabits - so will subscribe forthwith! No doubt there are transitions from drinking sometimes – to drinking as a habit – to problem drinking; probably a continuous transition, which is I think, why this ‘bad habit’ particularly dangerous – but that’s picking on a particular, I understand John referred to habits in general. Finding wasteful and potentially damaging habits in one’s behaviour and substituting them for other other, more positive, ones is an excellent notion.
“Blogging”and reading blogs – I certainly have that one, maybe even getting to be a ‘bad’ habit. One that I would call a special case of “procastination” – and it would be best to substitute that one for doing what I should be doing in the first place :)

(By the way – there was once a piece that took a page from AA about “Problem Drinking” and turned it into “Problem Thinking” – you must have seen it, all. Very amusing and incidentally an uncannily accurate take on our “fast track, fast food and light” society…)

Coming from ‘Pick The Brain” – I’m glad to have found myself here at Zenhabits – so will subscribe forthwith!

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