In this post I will talk about bad habits that you need to overcome in order to reach your potential.
Too much?
This was one of my biggest vices, I lost many hours of my life on this. Gaming gives you a succession of easy, quick dopamine hits.
Although some research shows that playing first person shooters increases reaction time. Gazing at a screen for hours at a time is a massive drain on potential.
Think of all the time you could have spent on self improvement instead of gaming. Need more encouragement to cut back/quit? Most games record amount of time you play them for, take a look.
Don't be that guy
Procrastination has a number of causes, the main one is a lack of discipline not motivation. Many people confuse motivation with will power, it is not. Motivation is how you feel about completing a task, whereas discipline is the ability to just do it. Discipline is constant and can be increased, but motivation is a fickle, fleeting thing that cannot be relied on.
I will be posting on developing discipline later.
What do I mean by survival risk? Well it is simply a habit that decreases your chance of survival.
Don't do this
Often considered mildly anti social and gross, it opens you up to infection. Remember that the skin that surrounds your body is a suit of armour. When overcoming these types of habits it is best to look for the source, for me it was anxiety. Many foul tasting solutions can also be painted onto your nails, this is useful if it has become an unconscious habit.
Overcoming most of these habits helped improve the quality of my life although I sometimes regress on the nail biting. I encourage everyone ready this to take that step towards self improvement.
