7 STEP CHANGING BAD HABITS

1 ,Start with one habit

It can be ascertained when we try to change at once, the results are not always successful. The right way to change habits is to change one habit. Because when we fail in the middle, we have to start again from the beginning. Choose a new habit, for example "drink a glass of water when you wake up". The easy way is before waking up, we imagine ourselves waking up immediately taking a glass of water. Imagine starting from waking up, sitting in bed, stepping out, taking a glass, pouring water, then drinking it. Do this habit for three consecutive weeks. After three weeks, everything will be easier.

1. Find who can trigger it

Choose what habits you want to change, then find the reasons and triggers. For example, you want to change the habit of sleeping late, and this usually happens because you often browse the internet at night. So, change the habit by sleeping early, and getting up early to browse. You can look for triggers to sleep early, such as turning off the computer, the internet, or meditation that makes you decide to go to bed early. Find reasons why you have to change these habits, for example, late sleep makes you not optimal to do work during the day, or cause health problems.

1. Commitment

After deciding to change habits, try to commit to doing it. Write down when you should start and when you target that habit to change. Don't be fixated on thinking hard things in the process, like you want to stop smoking, don't think about how difficult it is to happen. Think about the reason and the trigger.

1. Do a different pattern

When doing something over and over again for a certain amount of time, people no longer think about doing it, this will become autopilot in the brain. When it becomes autopilot, people no longer focus all their thoughts on what they do. Often found in everyday life, when eating, our brains sometimes think of other things such as work that must be completed next, at home, looking into the past, or thinking of dreams in the future. If left unchecked, the mind will often jump up and down, causing various kinds of thoughts and anxieties.

An easy way to avoid something to act on autopilot is to do different patterns every day, like going home from work by taking a different route. If you usually go using a private vehicle, try occasionally using public transportation. It also trains the brain to get used to change. Rooted habits require extra effort and time to change.

1. Visualization alarm

Create a visualization alarm when it can't stand to do old habits. For example, can't stand to eat sweet foods, but you can't eat them for health reasons. So, you can imagine you are eating sweet foods and then being in the room in the hospital, waiting for blood tests to take place because blood sugar is soaring.

1. Give gifts when successful

When you do it in three consecutive weeks, think about the prize you will get. Of course this gift is not something that is contrary to new habits. Do not give a single cigarette, if indeed the habit you want to change is to stop smoking. Think about the items you want to buy, postpone the purchase of these items for up to three weeks to successfully change habits. This might motivate you to be stronger in facing the challenges that come. If it's hard to commit, ask someone to watch and remind you.

1. Don't give up

Changing habits is not as easy as turning your palm. It takes determination and strong motivation in carrying it out. Do not forget also need the support of the closest relatives. To