Breaking the Habit
How long does it take to break a habit? I've always heard it takes three weeks.
The Dresden Dolls--"Bad Habit" mp3 off The Dresden Dolls (buy)
Highride--"Bad Habit" mp3 off Promo 2008 (buy)
In fairness, though, I suppose it depends on the nature of the habit and how long you've been at it. I mean, habits aren't formed over night and most of them can't be broken that quickly either.
So I think I'd give myself a full 28 days--an entire cycle, as it were--because I happen to be at the mercy of certain hormonal fluctuations. I'd also have to listen to a lot of Amanda Palmer and a decent amount of heavy metal.
My experience is that it takes less than a week to break a good habit and a
lifetime to stay ontop of keeping a bad habit broken.
oh, how sad but true! i guess the inverse question to ask is how long does
it take to create a habit? a good one, a lifetime, a bad one--a week or
two!
Some habits can never be broken. I still bite and dont cut my nails after
all these years.
RSS Add-Me
