Do you have a bad habit that's sticky?
I know you've tried to willpower it away, but do you want to know an easier way?
How to Vanquish your Achille's Heel: ๐งต
I know you've tried to willpower it away, but do you want to know an easier way?
How to Vanquish your Achille's Heel: ๐งต
To make it real AND honest, I'll show you how I beat mine.
I developed a weed problem that started to snowball.
Once a week turned into several times a day.
โซ My mind was foggy
โซ My energy was poor
โซ Responsibilities were hard
I decided I was going to make a change.
I developed a weed problem that started to snowball.
Once a week turned into several times a day.
โซ My mind was foggy
โซ My energy was poor
โซ Responsibilities were hard
I decided I was going to make a change.
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So, I quit.
โ Then I started again.
โ Aggravated, I quit again.
โ Then I started again.
And so on.
Sound frustrating? Sound familiar?
I don't want you to feel this pain anymore, so how'd I fix it?
โ Then I started again.
โ Aggravated, I quit again.
โ Then I started again.
And so on.
Sound frustrating? Sound familiar?
I don't want you to feel this pain anymore, so how'd I fix it?
Step 1: Realize your bad habit is a BAD SOLUTION to a DEEPER PROBLEM
I later realized that I was using weed to deal with something else.
Significant problems are often deeper than your actions (bad habits).
So, what was the problem?
I later realized that I was using weed to deal with something else.
Significant problems are often deeper than your actions (bad habits).
So, what was the problem?
Step 2: Identify the UNDERLYING PROBLEM
After some thoughtful consideration.. ๐ค๐ง
I realized I smoked weed because I felt like my life was dull. Even though I was doing interesting things, I needed something else to feel good.
Boom ๐ฅ, I landed on the underlying problem.
After some thoughtful consideration.. ๐ค๐ง
I realized I smoked weed because I felt like my life was dull. Even though I was doing interesting things, I needed something else to feel good.
Boom ๐ฅ, I landed on the underlying problem.
Step 3: Find the CAUSE of the UNDERLYING PROBLEM
I noticed I was constantly stimulated and feeling burnt out.
โซ Laptop Screen
โซ Phone Screen
โซ TV
I had simply worn down my dopamine system. I believed weed was the only thing that made me feel happy...
I noticed I was constantly stimulated and feeling burnt out.
โซ Laptop Screen
โซ Phone Screen
โซ TV
I had simply worn down my dopamine system. I believed weed was the only thing that made me feel happy...
Step 4: Find the SOLUTION
Always attack the fundamental problem first, then go for the bad habit's jugular
Solution to Fundamental Problem:
โซ Replace screen time with rest
๐ป๐ฑ๐บ โฎ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ
Uprooting Bad Habit:
โซ Destroy the bong โ and cut off supply โ
Always attack the fundamental problem first, then go for the bad habit's jugular
Solution to Fundamental Problem:
โซ Replace screen time with rest
๐ป๐ฑ๐บ โฎ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ
Uprooting Bad Habit:
โซ Destroy the bong โ and cut off supply โ
Step 5: Realize it might take TIME to fix
If the problem is significant enough to drive you into coping mechanisms...
Then your struggle to resolve that problem deserves some grace.
Beating yourself up is just another form of self-sabotage. Read that again...
What's next?
If the problem is significant enough to drive you into coping mechanisms...
Then your struggle to resolve that problem deserves some grace.
Beating yourself up is just another form of self-sabotage. Read that again...
What's next?
Step 6: Form a PLAN
Now that you have the solution, you need to figure out how to implement it EFFECTIVELY.
Look at your plan and ask yourself, "Do I think I can do this 100% successfully?"
If you quit, think about how long it'll be before you try again... ๐ค๐ญ
Here's mine โถ๏ธ
Now that you have the solution, you need to figure out how to implement it EFFECTIVELY.
Look at your plan and ask yourself, "Do I think I can do this 100% successfully?"
If you quit, think about how long it'll be before you try again... ๐ค๐ญ
Here's mine โถ๏ธ
My Plan:๐
1. Put my phone in another room as often as possible (avoid the stimulus)
2. Asked my fiancรฉ and friends to hold me accountable (accountability)
3. I threw all of my weed stuff away and told my supplier to promise he wouldn't sell to me anymore. (Remove the option)
1. Put my phone in another room as often as possible (avoid the stimulus)
2. Asked my fiancรฉ and friends to hold me accountable (accountability)
3. I threw all of my weed stuff away and told my supplier to promise he wouldn't sell to me anymore. (Remove the option)
Step 7: Form a CONTINGENCY Plan
You already know that if you don't have a plan to catch you when you fall, you may not stand back up.
So have a plan to get back on track ๐ช
*** Having a plan for if you fail is not the same as planning to fail, so cut yourself some slack.
You already know that if you don't have a plan to catch you when you fall, you may not stand back up.
So have a plan to get back on track ๐ช
*** Having a plan for if you fail is not the same as planning to fail, so cut yourself some slack.
I hope this helps you as much as it helped me.
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Cheers! ๐ค
If you think it would help someone else please RT the first tweet so they can find it.
Follow me at @MPeytonCox for more content on multiplying muscle, combusting fat, and thinking differently.
Cheers! ๐ค
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