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title: "Habits"
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excerpt: "Many people have problems with habits.Smoking,food,drinking,etc.An effective stategy to consider is to focus on a good habit you wish to replace the unwanted one rather than struggling to control the latter.If I asked you to stop thinking about a yellow..."
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## [Habits](https://www.drdavidmalkin.com/blog/110-habits/)

Created: 25th July 2013

Many people have problems with habits.Smoking,food,drinking,etc.An effective stategy to consider is to focus on a good habit you wish to replace the unwanted one rather than struggling to control the latter.If I asked you to stop thinking about a yellow cow you may find it difficult to eliminate this thought .However,if I asked you to consider a white horse instead of a yellow cow ,it may be more likely the latter would disappear.Focus on the habits you want.Most of us live with habits,you might as well have a good one as an unwanted one.Habits can fulfill a useful purpose in our life.

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