Habits
Bad ones are easy to start, hard to quit.
Good ones seem to be harder to start, easier to quit.
Why is that?
Good ones seem to be harder to start, easier to quit.
Why is that?
posted by MichaelPolutta at 1:34 PM
Friday, April 13, 2007
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3 Comments:
My thinking is that a good habit can come with a great reward, but often to get the great reward you have to work at it.
Good ones require more discipline than the hard ones do;)
No one starts out intending to start a bad habit ("hmmm, I think I'll take up scab-picking today..."), you just start doing whatever the "bad" thing is without thinking about it. On the other hand, for something "good" to become a habit, it means you have to do that thing repeatedly, and it is very unlikely that you would do the "good" thing accidentally. You have to start good habits on purpose. But, because we know it takes more work to keep up the good habits, they seem more daunting, so we just don't bother. Also, I think bad habits have to do with the "flesh" (as opposed to the "spirit"), so we are not just fighting ourselves; it's possible there could be spiritual things going on too (depending on what kinds of habits you're talking about).
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