How to get rid of old habits?
                     HOW TO GET RID OF OLD HABITS?
INTRODUCTION
Breaking unwanted habits can be 
difficult, especially if you’ve been 
engaging in them for a long time. But 
understanding how habits form in the 
first place can ease the process.
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IDENTIFY YOUR 
TRIGGERS
Remember, triggers are the first step 
in developing a habit. Identifying the 
triggers behind your habitual 
behaviors is the first step in moving 
past them.
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FOCUS ON WHY YOU 
WANT TO CHANGE
Why do you want to break or change 
a certain habit? Research suggests it 
may be easier to change your 
behavior when the change you want 
to make is valuable or beneficial to 
you.
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ENLIST A FRIEND’S 
SUPPORT
If you and a friend or partner both 
want to break an unwanted habit, try 
to do it together. Say you both want 
to stop smoking.
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PRACTICE MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness can help you develop 
awareness around your thoughts, 
feelings, and actions. This practice 
involves simply observing impulses 
that relate to your habit without 
judging them or reacting to them.
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REPLACE THE HABIT 
WITH A DIFFERENT ONE
You might have an easier time 
breaking a habit if you replace the 
unwanted behavior with a new 
behavior, instead of simply trying to 
stop the unwanted behavior.
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LEAVE YOURSELF 
REMINDERS
Using stickers, sticky notes, or other 
visual reminders wherever the habit 
behavior happens can help you 
rethink the action when something 
triggers you.
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PREPARE FOR SLIPUPS
Try to mentally prepare for slipups so 
you won’t feel guilty or discouraged 
if you do. Maybe you commit to 
jotting down three bullet points about 
how you felt as you were doing the 
habit, or do a quick breathing 
exercise.
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START SMALL
Trying to kick multiple habits in the 
same go? The image of a new, 
improved self can be a powerful 
motivator, especially when you first 
decide to change unwanted habits.
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THANK YOU