It's unattainable to have good habits only. Our human nature exposes us to both the good and the bad, and we must make conscious effort to ensure that one "the good" outweighs the other by a large margin.
I sometimes struggle with dealing with bad habits, which affects my growth, especially when I set goals for myself to achieve.
Many of us use our willpower and read books to get into the zone. When making commitments at the beginning, there's that initial conviction that it would be different, but alas, we end up spiraling back to the same habits we're trying to escape.
The crazy part of all this is that we know what's bad for us, but why do we do it anyways, and how can we stay committed to achieving good habits?
Habits are a dopamine-driven feedback loop. Behaviors that are highly-habit forming - taking hard drugs, eating junk food, and browsing social media, are associated with high levels of dopamine.
The habits that make us feel good are associated with high levels of dopamine, while habits like studying or working don't make us feel good as much as the examples stated above.
According to some studies, we must consider different practices to make the good habits pleasurable if we want to escape the bad ones.
I think that dealing with attaining good habits is something you must crave. It won't be easy and would require discipline and consistency, and the question becomes, how bad do you want it, and what would you do to achieve it?
What's your notion? let me know what you think.
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