A lot of times when we are tempted by a specific product, usually expensive ones, we try to convince ourselves that we need it by making a habit or lifestyle out of the product. We create dreams of using that product to live a better lifestyle and develop habits from using them.
For example, I see a shiny new shoe. Someone like me, who has never ran before, will start thinking: "hmm, maybe it's about time I start running/jogging regularly". Note that the reason for developing this habit is more inclined towards using those shiny new shoes rather than for improving my own health.
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More often than not I find myself wanting to buy things that I don't need, yet I can still come up with reasons of why I need that thing. It often results in me not using them after a week and wasting my time, money and energy.
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The best way to start a new habit is by Implementation Intention.
It is a plan you make beforehand about when and where to act. That is, how you intend to implement a particular habit.
The format for creating an implementation intension is :
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