How Long to Overcome a Bad Habit?

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Discussion Overview

The thread explores personal experiences and reflections on quitting various bad habits, including smoking, drinking, and other behaviors perceived as detrimental. Participants share their timelines, challenges, and feelings related to overcoming these habits.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share their experiences quitting smoking, with varying degrees of difficulty and success.
  • One participant mentions quitting alcohol and adopting the DASH diet, highlighting a positive change in lifestyle.
  • Several participants discuss the nature of bad habits, with some suggesting that certain behaviors may be more akin to addictions.
  • There are reflections on the challenges of controlling habits related to driving speed and social interactions.
  • Some participants express humor and relatability in their experiences of cursing at inanimate objects, indicating a shared understanding of this behavior.
  • One participant raises concerns about a family member's verbal attacks on others, questioning whether this behavior constitutes a habit.
  • Multiple participants note the difficulty of quitting certain habits and the time it may take to overcome them.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion contains multiple competing views on what constitutes a bad habit and the challenges associated with quitting them. There is no consensus on the effectiveness of different approaches or the nature of certain behaviors.

Contextual Notes

Participants express various assumptions about the nature of their habits and the impact of social interactions on behavior. Some discussions remain unresolved regarding the classification of certain behaviors as habits or addictions.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in personal development, behavioral psychology, or those seeking support in overcoming bad habits may find this discussion relevant.

  • #31
dlgoff said:
Okay. You're right. I do curse at people who make stupid mistakes that should be obvious, albeit under my breath.
Talking about stupidity, I realized yesterday that the couple in Ann Harbor in Michigan did also think I was an idiot to truthfully report issues to customers and claimed that would probably lose them if further reports were made. A report of a tiny issue can keep away a client ? Their risk management is too severe! Being blunt is my bad habit and I can't quit, so many people may think being stupid is also a bad habit and many can't quit!.
 
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  • #32
Sleeping.
 
  • #33
Sleeping is a schedule 0 controlled drug. I'd be careful who I admitted such careless behavior to.
 
  • #34
Pythagorean said:
Sleeping is a schedule 0 controlled drug. I'd be careful who I admitted such careless behavior to.
I realize that none of the PF'ers will hire you as they know you well inside out, so please feel free. :biggrin:
 
  • #35
Sleeping; having breakfasts, lunches;
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  • #36
dlgoff said:
You don't know how much I appreciate hearing this. Now I know these damn things have this ability of jumping out of your hands and know how to hide just to ... with you. They deserve being cursed out IMO. It's been going on a while with me; I just didn't want to say anything. But now it seems the objects are getting better at it. Hence more WTFs here.
Man said to the universe:
"I exist."
The universe replied:
"The fact does not create in me a sense of obligation."
It paused, then added "But I am going to mess with you a bit."
apologies to Stephen Crane
 
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  • #37
jim hardy said:
apologies to Stephen Crane
Damn Universe!
 
  • #38
Does anyone else ever think that thoughts that tend to be wrong in the end but which you still entertain for months or years before finally abandoning are like drugs? In that sense, a transition out of one immediate goal to another is like like quiting a bad habit.
 
  • #39
As of today, I quit working. I will probably go back to that bad habit after my vacation is over next week. :biggrin:
 
  • #40
Aero51 said:
I stopped eating refined carbs and sugars about two weeks ago and I feel great! Pretty much just eat turkey, chicken, pork, fish, fruit, veggies. I completely lost my taste for red meat.

Do not lie to yourself. I stopped eating wheat for 7 years yet I had a taste for wheat last week when my college was giving away burgers and sandwiches free of charge. Unfortunately I paid for it the following morning on the toilet, but it was delicious the day before.
 

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