7 ‘Bad’ Habits That Can Make You Highly Successful
#1: Staring at blue light
I was at the Ground Support Coffee in SoHo, reading the “Tao Te Ching” to learn how to live in harmony with the universe. The tao is hard, very hard, it takes a lifetime to master.
And suddenly a tall NYU student approached my desk: “What are some books that describe self-discipline, particularly for the mind,” he asked. “Currently, I watch a candle burn for half an hour every morning.”
I was nonplussed. (Is that how that word works?)
He already had the wrong idea.
Good habits and bad habits don’t always need to be so lofty. The truth is that your bad habits — and the habits that you think are bad — might be the very things that will make you successful.
Habits don’t always need to “sound good.” They don’t need to be instagramable.
Here are my “bad” habits that I’ve found to be highly successful:
1. Staring at blue light
Blue light is great for your health and blue light-blocking glasses are a giant scam.
Yes, you heard me right.
We need blue light during the day to help us stay awake and regulate our circadian rhythm; in fact neuroscientist Andrew…
