Can’t Kick a Bad Habit? You’re Probably Doing It Wrong - Nir and Far
Nir And Far: Business, Behaviour and the Brain
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How to Remove Bad Habits for Life
The process of unwinding bad habits takes years, but progressive extremism is an effective way i found to stop behaviors that weren't serving me. By rachening up what you don't do, you invest in a new identity through your record of successfully dropping bad habits from your life. It may start small, but over time, it adds up to a whole new u here's the gist, the process for stopping bad habits is fundamentally different from forming new ones. Existing behaviors ech a neral circretry that makes unlearning an association between an action and a reward extremely difficult. Whereas learning new habits follows a slow progression, stopping old behavior tendencies requires a different approach,. A process
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