Why Do We Perform Bad Habits? And How Can We Break Them?

You most likely already know what's good for you and what's not.
You know that eating fried, fast food, is not good for you.
You understand that laying on the couch, watching TV and browsing social media is also bad.
And you're fully aware that smoking is horrible for your health.

Now the question is: why do you do the things that you know are not good for you?
If you logically understand which habits are bad, why don't you avoid them?

In this video I'll explain why you keep on performing those bad habits and I'll give you a solution for the problem.

#Habits

[gerovus]

This channel is a treasure trove of self improvement, thank you for making these

[edris]

I think you should make another video on effect of observing on habit and its whole movement, how it is triggered and what is its end desire, from beginning to the end, the art of observation.

[rezamashadi]

Hi, You're saving my life !! please go on !!

[ossen]

Bad habits is a consequence of the emotional void that we try tap into.
A purpose, a meaning in life, can help to find a direction in life.

[Neopolitan_Illusion]

"Habits are modern day solutions to ancient desires"

So Trueee

[Mo-pvcx]

If Mike disabled his apps on his phone, that must have included YouTube. Then he couldn't have learned from you

[qqqalo]

You could also not save credit card info online to make it more of a task when buying useless things.

[WoodlandsAway]

Bad Habits: Instant Rewards; Delayed Consequences;

[annagrace]

As someone who is a visual thinker I really appreciate all of your drawings, thank you for creating them.

[ViniciusSoaresBatista]

Your channel is gold. Thanks for all those lovely and inspiring videos. I feel energized specially after this one. Grateful for your work

[SoberMan]

To build a good habit:
1) Make it obvious
2) Make it attractive
3) Make it easy
4) Make it satisfying

To break a bad habit:
1) Make it impossible
2) Make it unattractive
3) Make it difficult
4) Make it unsatisfying

[thefogel]

15 minutes of Doulingo can teach you a language, what can 15 minutes of social media do?

Learning a language instead of social media is a nice solution, especially when you try to keep your streak...

[LifeVersity]

Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny
controlling our habits is controlling our destiny

[shenelldixon-transformyour]

Your videos really helps me and others to life an effective life. I'm so glad I "accidentally" stumble on one of your videos. Thank you for taking your time out of your productive schedule to make videos that help people be better than yesterday.

[egeniojaramillo]

Replacing very easy habits, with ones that require effort, isn’t exactly an answer either. I do the bad habits because they don’t require effort. That’s why they help me in that moment.

[truejohnsolo]

Recently found this channel randomly and gave one video a shot. Then I watched another. Now I watch at least one a day (while I'm doing other things so I'm not losing valuable productivity time)...truly an amazing channel for self-motivation! Thank you for the hard work and awesome content!

[rymaru]

See my problem is I don't want to spend the rest of my life fighting with habits I ingrained into my psyche as a kid. I always go back to them. And if I can't achieve permanent and eventually effortless change I don't want to keep trying. It's pointless and demotivating, exhausting, and makes me constantly feel badly about myself. I'm actually getting sick of the self improvement hamster wheel. I just want to live. I just want to be myself. I'm so tired. But when I stop trying my life falls into utter chaos. Is this what I have to live with the rest of my life?

[vanessasandoval]

Another amazing video. This guy's great. My huge take away way manipulating your surroundings so you can reinforce your new habit. Also, tracking your new habit so you can see how far you've already gone.

[AlexAlexAlexAlexAlex]

Where have you been when I was younger ?? :(

[billycasper]

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