QUITTING BAD HABITS

If you want to quit a bad habit, start by identifying its 3 main parts: the cue, the routine, and the reward. After you check the cue and your routine that follows it, you can swap the routine with something good (or less bad) to do.

For example: If you feel the cue of smoking, replace...

Good Habits have certain characteristics: 

• Obvious: Put your gym bag by the door so you see it first thing in the morning.
• Attractive: Listen to your favorite music while you work out.
• Easy: Start ...

Sometimes, bad habits are just too convenient and we're used to them, so creating obstacles that make the bad habit a challenge to perform will take care of impulsive actions and indulgences.

If one wants to quit smoking, it does help if there are no cigarettes around, for example....