Replace Your Bad Habits With New Behaviors May 30, 2006
Posted by Tim Raines in: business, marketing, management , trackback
Back in the 70s, Kojak was one of the most popular cop shows on television. When actor Telly Savalas, who played the lead role, decided to give up smoking, his character did the same with the use of lollipops. It was an instant hit and Telly walking around with lollipops became somewhat of a signature for the show.
Fast Company has a post about something similar:
If you want to change something in your life, it’s common to try to stop the behaviors you don’t like. While this certainly seems logical, it seldom works. The reason is simple - it unintentionally creates a vacuum where the old behaviors used to be. And since nature hates a vacuum it will fill it with anything it can find - usually the very behaviors you’re trying to stop since they’re so familiar. Instead of stopping certain behaviors, try focusing on what you want to create - and the new behaviors you need to get there. Eventually, with practice, new behaviors will develop enough muscle to naturally replace the old ones.
Of course, this has practical purposes for everything from smoking to dealing with your spouse to marketing to your customers. What new habits do you want to replace?
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