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<i>Even chicken pox is less contagious than bad habits!</i>
One old Spanish proverb said that habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. In fact, most of life is habitual. It is estimated that out of every 11,000 signals we receive from our senses, our brain only knowingly processes 40!
According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking, inactivity and poor diet can age you by 12 years. The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Researchers said that — the risky behaviour also mean — getting less than two hours of physical activity per week and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily.
Habits, good or bad, make you who you are. The key is controlling them. Good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. But if you try to change your habits, then even a small effort can create big changes. And one fine bright morning, you will find that bad habits are becoming easier to abandon today than tomorrow.
Otherwise, this is true that habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. Once Confucius said "Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them."
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