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Change is inevitable. But we do have control over it much of the time … if we are willing to ignite change intentionally.
You may be wondering how to change bad habits or behaviors permanently. And … with intention.
It’s going to require that we accept a bit of discomfort in the short term. We can make the process easier. From the happiness book I mentioned last episode, it’s clear that even ill-conceived habits create happy chemicals in the brain.
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In this episode, you will:
- Become aware of damaging behaviors the affect happiness
- Learn how to increase your happiness by eliminating bad habits
- Develop awareness of actions you can take to improve your long-term happiness
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Time Stamped Show Notes
You can listen to the Episode right here on the Awareness Addicts site Using the Player Below.
(Click the time stamp. . .if available. . .to jump directly to that point in the episode.)
- [01:16] —As I was doing some research for this episode, I came across an old Chinese proverb that says, “In times of great winds, some build bunkers, others build windmills.”
- [04:12] —Aware Appreciation.
- [06:30] —Change is inevitable. But we do have control over it much of the time. . .if we are willing to ignite change intentionally.
- [06:58] —Let’s start by looking at why we would even consider changing.
- [12:41] —As we make change intentionally, we embrace the fact that change happens. Life is going to happen.
- [14:30] —Sometimes we want to change just for the sake of changing. Just because we are bored and things have been the same in our own minds for too long.
- [15:56] —Why is it so easy to keep going back to our old bad habits even after we’ve experienced the positive change temporarily?
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