How To Get Rid Of Your Bad Habits

We all have habits, things that we do routinely, almost as a second nature. However, have you ever wondered whether some of the things that you've been doing for so long are bad for you?

People live with their bad habits because they haven't realized how bad those habits are, it's too hard to get rid of them or getting rid of them has not become enough of a priority. Here are some self-improvement tips to get rid of your bad habits:

1.Study Your Bad Habits

Breaking a bad habit is not easy. Unless you truly understand the root of the problem, you won't be able to devise a strategy to get rid of it. Consider asking yourself the questions below:

• When did you acquire the habit?
• Why is that you have the habit?
• What is the need that it fulfills?
• How bad do you want to get rid of the habit?
• How would you benefit from getting rid of the habit?

2. Be specific

Being specific is about making sure you are accountable to yourself. For instance, telling yourself that you want to 'eat healthier' is the path to failure. Doe it mean that you get to eat junk food once in a while, as long as you eat a healthy meal to compensate? Giving yourself general goals is opening the door to excuses. They only way to avoid going down this path is to be clear on what you need to do or avoid doing. for instance, in keeping with the example above, if you tell yourself that you will drink tea in the morning instead of coffee or that you will eat at a restaurant only once a week (including take-out), you will be in the position to keep yourself accountable.

5. Reminders

The difficulty most people face when they want to change habits is that they lose motivation after a while. It's easy to fall back onto our old habits, our old selves. A simple trick to fix this is to incorporate reminders in your daily life to keep you on track. A simple reminder, yet very effective, is to modify your email password (or other password) to add a reference to your solution. Let's say your resolution is to exercise twice a week for at least 30 minutes. Your email password could be '30mgymweekx2'. Every time you log into your email, you will be reminded of your resolution. The best part of this, nobody else needs to know.

And the last tip is to believe in yourself and have determination. See where you failed last time and avoid repeating the same mistakes.