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By: Start Challenging Your Beliefs — How to Have Great Self Confidence

Start Challenging Your Beliefs — How to Have Great Self Confidence — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:50:40 +0000

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By: David

David — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:20:22 +0000

Today they both passed their theory test. At last they will stop asking us what various road signs mean, when we haven't a clue! David's last blog post..Changing habits

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:58:35 +0000

I know your girls are excited! I remember driving with my learner's permit and having my mom in the passenger seat stomping the floor board for the breaks. Haha. Jenna's last blog post..Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse and Men

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:45:35 +0000

Perhaps I shouldn’t have used the radio as an example, as my understanding of FIT is that you are not focusing on replacing a bad habit with a good one.
The theory of FIT is that our thought processes and behaviors become automatic, and these habitual responses gradually snare us in a “habitweb”. Changing regular simple habits (sitting in a different seat at the dinner table, buying a different newspaper – which don’t have to be permanent changes) helps break this habitweb – small habits will have a chain reaction to bigger ones.
To me it sounds interesting and worth considering – whether it works is another question?!

David’s last blog post..Changing habits

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:19:52 +0000

Hi David,

I haven’t investigate FIT (FITT?).

As to whether changing behaviour is the best way to bring long-term change: it probably depends on what the change is that we want.

If it is external change then behavioural change is the way to go. If it is internal joy then exterior change may just replace one unhelpful distraction with another. Eg turning off the car radio and replacing it with reminiscing on My Greatest Mistakes, the all-time top 20, probably won’t bring the change we desire.

I think good habits are very beneficial and add much simplicity to our lives.

By: Karen (karooch from Scraps of mind)

Karen (karooch from Scraps of mind) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:15:12 +0000

I totally agree David. It’s only when you replace something like listening to commercial radio or TV with another activity that you fully realise how it has been numbing your brain for so long.

By: David

David — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:50:20 +0000

David – I seem to go on about habits, but they do dominate our lives. I’ve since read an estimate that 85% of what we do each day is “unconscious”.
Maria – I’ve not read a great deal about FIT myself, just one article. I notice their is a diet book based around it though!!!

David’s last blog post..Changing habits

By: Maria - Never the Same River Twice

Maria - Never the Same River Twice — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:42:22 +0000

Interesting, David. I'm going to have to take a look at FIT. Since humans have a tendency to become more rigid as we get older, it's very important to consciously work on our mental, emotional and physical flexibility all the time. Maria - Never the Same River Twice's last blog post..Be Proactive to Increase Your Inner Peace

By: David Leonhardt - The Happy Guy

David Leonhardt - The Happy Guy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:53:09 +0000

Habits are absolutely the best way to make any major change...especially if the change goes against one's natural grain. Once something is converted into a habit, we can usually move on to the next change we want to make. David Leonhardt - The Happy Guy's last blog post..Sleep your way to happiness