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Why We Fail To Stick To Our Habits — And How To Fix It
It is never a singular moment.
There is no before and after, no point in time you can specify, not a single event.
As someone that I can’t quite remember once said:
“Everything was going fine, I was reading books, meditating, being healthy, and then, somehow, I got back into doing cocaine.”
Quite a weird quote to kick the article off but I promise it improves from here on out.
Because even though it may seem out of context, this same feeling is usually present when we notice we’ve slacked off on our healthy habits. It is never a conscious decision to let go, but instead, a slow downward spiral that is only noticeable when it is already too late.
It’s the moment you get on the scale and realize you’ve gained 10 pounds. The panic when you feel the deadline getting closer and all the work is still left to do. In the worst of cases, it is the sudden burst of regret after a lifetime of delaying our dreams and aspirations.
In all these scenarios, we can effectively say that we got played by ourselves. We allowed for “Resistance” (explained below) to slowly wear us down.
A trap that I fell into not so long ago.
