Word第第頁遠(yuǎn)離壞習(xí)慣考研英語作文tomakemattersworse,oftenwedon’trealizethatwehavebadhabits.wethinkthatwejustliveourlifeasusualwhileweareactuallymakingmistakesagainandagain.it’slikehavingleaksinourshipwithoutrealizingit.

sobreakingbadhabitsshouldbeamongyourtopprioritiestogetthemostoutofyourlife.ifyoudoitright,andyouareonyourwaytomakesignificantimprovementsinyourlife.

thefirststeptobreakingthebadhabitsistoidentifythem.onlyafteridentifyingthemcanyoudecidetodosomethingaboutthem.herearetwotipsforidentifyingthebadhabitsyoumighthave:

1.compareyourlifewithyourvaluesystem

doyouliveaccordingtoyourvaluesystem?ordoyoudeviatefromithereandthere?yourvaluesystemactslikeacompassthatguidesyourlife.whenyoudothingsthatarenotaccordingtoyourlifecompass,youknowthatyouhaveaproblem.solookforthingsyouconsistentlydothatdeviatefromyourvaluesystem.thoseareyourbadhabits.

2.compareyourlifewitharolemodel

sometimesit’seasiertocompareyourlifewithsomeoneelse’slifethantocompareitwithanabstractvaluesystem.sofindpeoplewhoselifeyouwanttoemulateandfindthedetailsofhowtheylivetheirlife.isthereanythingtheydon’tdothatyouconsistentlydo?forinstance,perhapstheyareneverlate.you,ontheotherhand,areperpetuallylate.that’sabadhabityoushouldstop.

thenextstepafteridentifyingthebadhabitsistobreakthem.i’mgladifoundsomegoodtipsforitinthebookbecomeabetteryoubyjoelosteen.whilethebookisbasedonchristianprinciples,manylessonsinitareuniversallyapplicableincludingitssuggestionsonbreakingbadhabits.herearefourtipstostopbadhabitsbasedonthebook:

1.quitfeedingthebadhabit

therearetwo“wolves”insideusthatfighteachother.onewolfrepresentsgoodhabitswhiletheotherrepresentsbadhabits.whichwolfwillwinthefight?theansweristheoneyoufeed.sobreakingbadhabitisactuallysimple:juststopfeedingit.leavethebadhabitstarveandyouareonyourwaytogetitawayfromyourlife.

2.replaceitwithagoodhabit

quitfeedingthebadhabitisessentialbutit’snotenough.youmustalsoreplaceitwithagoodhabit.otherwisethereisanemptyspaceinyourlifewherethebadhabitcouldgobacktoanytime.

sodevelopagoodhabittoreplacethebadhabit.forinstance,ifyouhavethehabitofthinkingnegativethoughts,youshouldreplaceitwiththehabitofthinkingpositivethoughts.whenevernegativethoughtscome,useitasatriggertostartthinkingpositivethoughts.orifyouhavethehabitofeatingunhealthyfood,youcanstartdevelopingthehabitofeatinghealthyfood.justdon’tleavethespaceempty.

3.presspasttheinitialpainanddiscomfort

whenbreakingabadhabit,thebeginningoftheprocessisthemostdifficult.justlikegettingaspaceshuttleliftedofftheearthtakesenormousamountofpower,italsotakesenormousamountofwillpowertobreakabadhabit.andjustlikemovingaspaceshuttlethathasescapedtheearth’sgravitationalpulltakeslittleenergy,italsotakesonlylittleamountofwillpowertocontinuedoingyournewhabit.

theinitialphaseisthemostdifficult,butitwillbecomeeasierandeasierovertime.sowheneveryouthinkthatit’stoodifficulttostayoncourse,justrememberthatitwon’tbesoforlong.youjusthavetokeepmovingforward.

4.make“noexceptions”policy

onceyoudecidetobreakabadhabit,stickwithyourdecision.makenoexceptionstocomebacktoitforwhateverreason.iknowit’snoteasy(atleastforme),butthisstepisessentialifyouwanttheprocesstogeteasierovertime.makingexceptionsisliketakingaspaceshuttlebacktoearth;youneedanotherenormousamountofpowertoliftitoffagain.sobecarefulnottomakeexceptionswhenyouaredealingwithbadh