Man is a bundle of habits. Anything done often and repeatedly is called a habit. It is an acquired pattern of action which becomes easy and automatic because of repetition. Thus, habits, once formed, are difficult to be removed. That is why the saying, ‘Old habits die hard’. The root of habit is practice and regularity. The more we repeat a habit, the more easy and permanent it becomes. We are bound to repeat a habit because we do not feel uncomfortable and uneasy. This is called the force of habit.
People often pick up bad habits in their younger years. Some habits people cannot control such as a twitch or an outburst. But most of the habits people are able to overcome and control. A bad person is one who has contracted vicious habits, who do not hesitate to tell a lie or to cheat others, who treat others rudely, who speaks ill of others, and who thinks only of his own interests. Some call habits ‘the second nature’ but it is, in fact, stronger than nature.
How habits are formed?
Habits are formed by repetition. If a man rises early in the morning, say at 4 am in the morning, he will get into the habit of rising early. The habit will be so strong that he would wake exactly at that hour, even though he goes to bed at 1 am in the morning. All our habits, good or bad, are formed by repetition. When a man does something wrong, he should beware of repeating it, for then a bad habit is sure to take root, though he might not be conscious of it. Once the habits are formed, it is difficult to shake them off.
How to remove bad habits.
To remove bad habits there is one formula though the formulas are only be used in maths, we all know that formulas are the key to problems. So to remove bad habits here is the formula.
I know that many of you cannot understand what I want to convey but the people from the computer background can relate this.
First of all, try to control your bad habits because if you are able to control then only you can proceed to the next step which is alternate. By controlling your bad habits try to find out the good alternate of that and if you successfully find a good alternative then as soon as possible delete that bad habit. It is the best possible formula which is really helpful.
Conclusion
It should be remembered that the formation of habits is slow and imperceptible. Bad habits are dangerous and one does not generally realize the full extent of the danger, till it is too late. Guardians and teachers should carefully watch what habits are being acquired by the boys whom they have to look after.
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