Let It Go: Taming Soft Addictions
Let It Go: Taming Soft Addictions
Do mindless activity and bad habits have a hold on you? Get the tow truck, you're in a rut.
Breaking a bad habit or soft addiction isn't easy, Wright admits. Here are some suggestions:
Let It Go: Taming Soft Addictions
Do mindless activity and bad habits have a hold on you? Get the tow truck, you're in a rut.
Designing New Fabric
Breaking a bad habit or soft addiction isn't easy, Wright admits. Here are some suggestions:
- Start by identifying one bad habit. Maybe you head out shopping every Saturday morning. Next time, stop at a used bookstore on your way home, and find something worth reading. This way, "you've broken the routine, and added something more nourishing to your life," Wright says.
- Find other things that you enjoy. Add more things to your new routine. Soon, you'll be cutting back on shopping sprees -- but you won't feel deprived, she says. It's what she calls, "The Math of More." "You learn to add more nourishing things to your life, so you can subtract your soft addictions. Eventually, you come to enjoy these new things so much, they crowd out your soft addictions."
- Take time to write down a bigger vision for your life. This way your new choices have a context, so they make sense in terms of your priorities.
- Don't worry if breaking bad habits seem difficult. "It's not like it's a quick fix. It's not going to happen overnight," says Wright. "It's really about learning to live the journey of life. It's cumulative. You're discovering who you really are."