Habits Are a Double-Edged Sword
They can make us or break us
The most interesting thing about habits is that they can “work for you or against you,” so it is essential to understand the details.
It will seem awkward to you to receive knowledge like this coming from a wayward homeless person who always lived on the opposite side of good habits. But to be honest, who could give you a better insight than the one who has been to the dark side of the moon; It’s not that it’s so terrible there — I imagine it’s freezing and lonely.
Let’s get to the point.
I’ll give you an example based on my experience: I struggled to stay away from alcohol, to get out of alcoholism that had me caged to the point of becoming destitute. I had the misperception that just by putting up with not drinking for a day (one day at a time), I would get the desired result — reject alcohol altogether.
I focused all my energy only on the result, which is why it never worked for me, and I suffered half a decade in that state between many stumbles and falls.
It was when I started to lean on a system that I was able to achieve the goal.
I learned that “you do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” — James clear.
