Our brains are designed so that we cannot just stop doing something. If we have been in the habit of doing something: drinking wine every night with supper, getting lost in Netflix after a long day, having dessert each evening, then we cannot just decide one day to stop doing it, and expect to be successful. Maybe some people can, those with iron-will and incredible discipline, but I am not one of those people. Plus, anytime I have been successful through these means, I am maybe successful for a few months, if I am lucky, but in those months, I am miserable, and every ounce of my effort is consumed trying not to walk down that habitual path. So eventually, I get tired and worn down and give up, falling back into the comfort of the familiar habit.
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