How to Get Rid of your Bad Habits in 2022

We all have one of them written in our new resolutions ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   Procrastinating. Being disorganized. Watching Netflix four hours per day. Eating fast food. Never finishing what you start. Let’s face it ... We all have habits we want to get rid of in 2022. Behaviors that have just kept on repeating over time. Day after day. I’m sure there’s at least one on your new year’s resolution this year . Something you’ve been telling yourself you need to stop doing. However... It keeps on happening. The thing is that depending on how long you’ve been doing it... These habits can be really hard to break. You know you need to quit. You know they’re stopping you from achieving your goals. However, they’re almost automatic. Like you were on auto-pilot. And that makes you feel depressed. Frustrated. Like you were a slave of something you can’t control. You’ve tried every single quick fix there is to quit this habit. Relaxation techniques. Exercising. Chewing gum. And still... There’s always that uncontrollable craving that ends up pulling you in. And you know there’ll be consequences if things don’t change. Your health might start deteriorating if you keep on smoking. Your financial account might get strained if you keep overspending. And you might never achieve the goals you’ve worked so hard for. Truth is that... There’s just one way to quit a bad habit for good. And that is to remove its triggers. See ... Each habit is made up of three parts. A cue. A routine. And a reward. A cue is what activates the habit. It might be an event, a feeling, people you’re around, or even an emotional state. Then comes the routine. That’s the automatic behavior that follows after the cue. The habit itself. And because you’ve been repeating the same behavior for such a long time... It’ almost feels like automatic. Then comes the reward. It’s the positive reinforcement that comes after the routine starts. Over time, your brain learns to associate the routine with the cue. So it will remember to repeat the same behavior to get the same reward in the future. And that’s the reason why most people are never able to quit their bad habits. Because they focus on the route. On the behavior itself. The problem is that his behavior is so deeply ingrained in their subconscious mind, it’s not so easy to get rid of. You’ll depend on your willpower to stop yourself, but eventually. You’ll fall back on your routine. So if you want to quit your habit, focus on the cues. The triggers. First, track down your habits for a couple of days and look for patterns. When does this habit usually happen? At what time? Are there other people around you? Where are you when it happens? For example, let’s say you want to stop staying up past midnight. After a few days of tracking your habit, you might find that you tend to do that after you start watching Netflix. Once you’ve identified your triggers. Change your routine. Keep yourself away from the environment or the context that triggers that bad habit. For example, if you tend to smoke when you drink, then stop going to the bar. If you tend to eat junk food just because it’s easier, then have healthy foods at reach. And that way you’ll break the habit loop. Start focusing on that. And you’ll see that in no time, you’ll be able to break your bad habits for good. You’ll stop procrastinating. You’ll stop watching Netflix until 3 a.m. You’ll stop eating junk food for lunch. And replace that with good habits. Those that will make you grow. And take you closer to your goals. Happy new year! 🥂 Simon P.S. [If you want to learn how to change your habits in 2022 in 3 weeks]( just click here]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Lifehack, Unit 33554, PO Box 6945,, London, W1A 6US, United Kingdom