Toxic Habits That You Should Get Rid Of Immediately

Bad habits are behaviours that we internalise and carry on with almost without noticing. It is very important to be conscious of these toxic habits and do what we can to erase them.

This will ensure our overall well-being and improve the quality of our lives. Firstly, we often tend to ignore our mistakes. Admitting a mistake is probably difficult for many of us as it adversely affects our self-esteem. But learning take to responsibility for our mistakes is a big part of learning and growing.

Secondly, we often entertain negative thoughts about ourselves. Often, if we feel that we are not good enough at doing something, we begin to internalise that thought. This can lead to serious disorders like depression or anxiety. One of the ways in which we can check this is by writing down the negative thoughts on a piece of paper and figuring out some alternative thoughts to replace them.

Thirdly, we often slouch and maintain a poor body posture. Our body language not only says a lot about us, but also affects our mood. According to a study, sitting with our back straight makes us feel more confident. In fact, research also shows that it can help in relieving stress. So, we must try and keep our spine straight when we're sitting, standing or walking. Since the head guides the rest of the body, we must always look up, focussed on the world in front of us.

Fourthly, since life today is extremely fast-paced, we want to do everything as quickly as possible. This results in multitasking. There are some activities we can do without thinking, like walking or eating, because we hardly use any mental resources for them. The problem comes when we want to do two things - both of which require the same attention simultaneously, like studying while checking our messages on the mobile phone, or talking to someone while surfing the web. In such cases, one or both the activities will be adversely affected. To overcome this, we must practice mindfulness. Doing one thing at a time will help us focus all our cognitive resources towards one activity and the outcome will be

much better.

Lastly, it is very easy to assume that we are at the centre of the world. We often think that other people's actions and motives always relate to us in some way. When someone is rude or mean to us without any apparent reason, we take it personally, feel bad about ourselves and lose our self-esteem. People have bad days and they may just be taking it out on others without any reason. So, we must first pause and determine if we are justified in drawing our conclusions. We must consider possible alternative explanations and if necessary, ask the person directly if their reaction had anything to do with us. We will see that most of the time, the reason for their anger was not related to us at all.