Interestingly, we all know things that have a bad influence on us. We hardly do anything about it. We all have some habits that we like and some we feel are not good for us but are habituated to them or we can say we are addicted to them. These are some common 7 habits that cost you, cost us many a time when we don’t let go of these. Also, we know these habits are not good for us and it often takes us backwards. Habits that affect your health, personal life, professional life and career.
1. Smoking or unconcerned about health
The one who does and even one who doesn’t know that smoking is injurious to health. Even every packet has a statutory warning but hardly anyone cares about it. Like smoking, there are many other addictions and use of substances that affect health but people act ignorant of its impact on health. It not only costs one’s health but impacts one’s personal life and people around them are affected by some or other kind.
2. Saying YES all the time
Sometimes immediately after saying yes, we realize that we should not have. We know that it impacts your priorities when trying to be available for everyone and every time. It becomes tough to say no when we want to say no. Sometimes it becomes difficult to say no out of fear of disappointing and letting down the other person. The habit of saying yes always costs you and we agree on that too. It is good to say no sometimes for your well-being and priorities.
3. Negative Thoughts
Anxiety, nervousness and being sceptical about is common when people are struggling. There is a phase in everyone’s life when it’s too difficult to believe things to be perfect. It’s alright to worry and feel uncertain about things to some extent when life is not treating you well. At some point, we don’t realize but we make it a habit of being negative and focusing more on the negative outcomes of everything. One should not stop putting effort into walking for the risk of falling again.
4. Looking for approval from everyone
It is good to have feedback and opinions from people around you but looking for approval from everyone on everything can be harmful. The things which are best for you are better known to you than anyone else in the world. It is fine to some extent to wait for approval for the people that matter. It is difficult and impossible for everyone to be pleased with everything you do. It is important how confident you are about the things you are into.
5. Waiting for Ideal Things and Time
We often hide behind the myth and excuse that we are waiting for the ideal time and moment. We live in the ideal myth and want people to believe in it too. The habit of waiting for the ideal time and things around you to be perfect may cost you time, opportunity and delays. You shouldn’t run behind perfection and try to hit the bull’s eye on the first attempt.
6. Excuses
It seems very convenient to escape under excuses when someone does not wish to acknowledge their problems and avoid taking responsibility for their decisions. It certainly becomes a habit and it costs the person himself more than anyone else. This habit of making excuses delays in achievement of goals and the growth of the individual.
7. Resisting change when needed
There is a tremendous change in how things were and how they are. There is a lot of change in everything and everywhere if we compare it to a decade or two decades ago. There are a lot of people who are adamant about change. It is crucial to understand the potential benefits of changes and how they can impact. The fear of adaptability shouldn’t be the cause to resist change instead one can seek support from family, friends and experts if needed. The habit of being adamant and resistant to change may slow down growth and hamper the goals.
Every habit of ours either benefits us or costs us. Some of these habits that cost us are very well known to us but we do not address them. It is for one’s benefit if he gets rid of these destructive habits. It is not easy to change habits but making an effort slowly and gradually to replace these habits with good ones is for one’s own sake. In the end, it’s worth it.