Comments on: 8 Ways to Break Bad Habits and Start Good Habits

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:43:52 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Gerry. I’m glad you quit smoking — it’s a bad habit that’s tough to break, but it sounds like the worst is behind you…

By: Gerry R.

Gerry R. — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:38:59 +0000

Of all these tips for breaking bad habits, I like #5 and #7 the best. Finding people to support me has helped me quit smoking, and so has “implementing healthy solutions.” I chew gum instead!

But it’s still a struggle.

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:35 +0000

Thanks for your comments! One of my favorite quotations about breaking bad habits: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results.”

I guess the best way to break a bad habit is to do new things, so you get new results.

By: farouk

farouk — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:26:35 +0000

thanks for the info

By: Becky Blanton

Becky Blanton — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:07:17 +0000

Great post Laurie! I like the 8 tips format and this quote especially:

“Each time you do something new you become something new,” says psychologist Kenneth Herman, author of Secrets From the Sofa.

Practical, good advice. Glad I found the site!

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:53:33 +0000

Laurie,

I’m glad I stumbled across this post because you have reassured me that I am on to something with the new social network my wife and I recently developed. It is a social network dedicated to squashing bad habits & developing good ones.

In relation to your list, NüHabits encourages people to add habits (1), describe them – their triggers – their warning signs (2), list potential strategies (3), seek advice from those with specific experience regarding the habit (4), live it (5), experiment (6), find others who are working on changing the same things (7), and track their time in the solution (8). Woo hoo!

I just added your rss to my reader. It’s nice to meet you. Don’t be a stranger.

Best Wishes,
Derek @ NüHabits