Breaking Bad Habits Why It’s So Hard to Change

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Breaking Bad Habits Why It’s So Hard to Change

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Article

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Humans can get better at self-control with practice.
Mentally practicing or imagining avoiding bad habits may help one avoid them in real life.
Replacing an unhealthy routine with a healthy routine can help eliminate a bad habit.

Publisher

National Institutes of Health

Topics

Habits

Web URL

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2012/01/breaking-bad-habits

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Humans can get better at self-control with practice.

Psychology

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Replacing an unhealthy routine with a healthy routine can help eliminate a bad habit.

Psychology

Claim

Mentally practicing or imagining avoiding bad habits may help one avoid them in real life.

Psychology

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