A Mindful Approach to Breaking Bad Habits
Oftentimes when we try to break a bad habit, we swing to extremes: from restriction, to over-indulgence and back again. Here is how to stop the pendulum from swinging.
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5 Keys to Make it Easier to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
‘Tis the season to make New Year’s resolutions. Depressing statistics thrown around this time of year inform us that very few possess a level of self-control to make New Year’s resolutions last more than a few weeks. That doesn’t mean New Year’s resolutions are pointless, […]
How to Feel Happier for People Who Don’t Like to Feel
For almost my entire life, I’ve been running away from my emotions. For the most part, I didn’t like how emotions felt. If a feeling wasn’t blatantly positive (like happiness or excitement), I wanted nothing to do with it. I labeled most of my feelings […]
How to Break Any Bad Habit (From the Inside Out)
When we think of habit change, we usually focus on the behavior—“STOP DOING THAT!”—and then we wonder why it doesn’t work. When you’re caught up in a cycle of engaging with a bad habit you’ve been trying to let go of for a long time, […]
How to Gain Control When You’re Stuck in a Willpower Rut
“On one level, wisdom is nothing more than the ability to take your own advice.” – Sam Harris Two months ago, I was happy, productive, and excited for summer. I was eating well and being creative and exercising every day. My next book was percolating, […]
How Pessimism Can Help You Lose Weight
It happens to the best of us. You get an idea of what you want to accomplish: how you’re going to perfect your life…how you’ll tame your appetites…how you’re going to become rich…or how your home (or your body) is going to look like a […]
How Emotional Eaters Can Lose Weight: 10 Ways
1. Pay Attention The first step to stop emotional eating is to get off autopilot. Take out a notebook and write down the following observations: what is the behavior you want to change? Do you skip meals, and then devour a whole pizza? Do you […]