How to eliminate a bad habit or replace it with a good one

• Before we start building habits, we need to first decide how we should react before the situation arises when we are in a mindful state

• As practice, you could simulate the situation in your mind to practice the reaction

  • When the actual situation happens, it is quite difficult to stay to your intentions because the habit overtakes our control

  • In order to overcome this, you should pick a trigger that alerts you to the habit

• Use the trigger to remind you to act the way you intend

• Over time the reaction to the trigger will become autonomous and the habit will be formed