Why Do We Perform Bad Habits? And How Can We Break Them?

You most likely already know what's good for you and what's not.
You know that eating fried, fast food, is not good for you.
You understand that laying on the couch, watching TV and browsing social media is also bad.
And you're fully aware that smoking is horrible for your health.
Now the question is: why do you do the things that you know are not good for you?
If you logically understand which habits are bad, why don't you avoid them?
In this video I'll explain why you keep on performing those bad habits and I'll give you a solution for the problem.
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#Habits

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  • @osse1n
    @osse1n4 жыл бұрын

    Bad habits is a consequence of the emotional void that we try tap into. A purpose, a meaning in life, can help to find a direction in life.

  • @stefanovergari9815

    @stefanovergari9815

    4 жыл бұрын

    meaning, like is easy bro :-)

  • @naveedthalappil7976

    @naveedthalappil7976

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gonzalo Gonzalo Quoting Nietzsche? A man of culture, I see

  • @trilacon1357

    @trilacon1357

    4 жыл бұрын

    Capitalism Alienates us all. We are living in a fully capitalistic society and feeling it's worst side-effects.

  • @LS-tz5re

    @LS-tz5re

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@trilacon1357 What do you want instead? For most of time before capitalism, the mission for most people was a constant struggle to survive.

  • @gerovus6676
    @gerovus66764 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a treasure trove of self improvement, thank you for making these

  • @BetterThanYesterday

    @BetterThanYesterday

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comment. More videos to come 😁

  • @lynnly2406

    @lynnly2406

    3 жыл бұрын

    Better Than Yesterday you guys are so helpful yet so underrated

  • @jangmartelino-lazado632

    @jangmartelino-lazado632

    3 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree! Thank you, Better than Yesterday! ❤

  • @amberlowrey7691

    @amberlowrey7691

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same. Thank you 😊

  • @krantidevideore5497

    @krantidevideore5497

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes he is 😎

  • @Neopolitan_Illusion
    @Neopolitan_Illusion4 жыл бұрын

    "Habits are modern day solutions to ancient desires" So Trueee

  • @orangewarm1

    @orangewarm1

    4 жыл бұрын

    human desires

  • @annagrace2422
    @annagrace24224 жыл бұрын

    As someone who is a visual thinker I really appreciate all of your drawings, thank you for creating them.

  • @camilafilosafia333
    @camilafilosafia3334 жыл бұрын

    Just watching KZread is my habit

  • @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    4 жыл бұрын

    Atleast u watch postive things like this.

  • @camilafilosafia333

    @camilafilosafia333

    4 жыл бұрын

    • I love Nothing but Peace so meh Right😬

  • @egeniojaramillo9048

    @egeniojaramillo9048

    4 жыл бұрын

    *love & Peace is never guaranteed watching and reading self help is only positive if you take action. Otherwise it’s just as unhealthy as anything else.

  • @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@egeniojaramillo9048 reading self helps books only helps u half way action is always key duh

  • @poojaindia

    @poojaindia

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mine too!

  • @WoodlandsAway10
    @WoodlandsAway104 жыл бұрын

    Bad Habits: Instant Rewards; Delayed Consequences;

  • @SoberMan2001
    @SoberMan20013 жыл бұрын

    To build a good habit: 1) Make it obvious 2) Make it attractive 3) Make it easy 4) Make it satisfying To break a bad habit: 1) Make it impossible 2) Make it unattractive 3) Make it difficult 4) Make it unsatisfying

  • @bobwilson9517

    @bobwilson9517

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the simple breakdown 👍

  • @LifeVersity
    @LifeVersity4 жыл бұрын

    Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny controlling our habits is controlling our destiny

  • @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well said

  • @cesarpreciado4285

    @cesarpreciado4285

    4 жыл бұрын

    You forgot throughs

  • @parthpawar

    @parthpawar

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's said by great Chankya

  • @philzakhariadis

    @philzakhariadis

    4 жыл бұрын

    With that reasoning, words control our destiny even more than our habits do :)

  • @LifeVersity

    @LifeVersity

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@philzakhariadis I forgot the first one - "thoughts become our words" and indeed thoughts do control our destiny :)

  • @thefogel6049
    @thefogel60493 жыл бұрын

    15 minutes of Doulingo can teach you a language, what can 15 minutes of social media do? Learning a language instead of social media is a nice solution, especially when you try to keep your streak...

  • @Mo-pv5cx
    @Mo-pv5cx4 жыл бұрын

    If Mike disabled his apps on his phone, that must have included KZread. Then he couldn't have learned from you

  • @dncmi1436

    @dncmi1436

    4 жыл бұрын

    KZread is very important...if it's used wisely

  • @cee2615

    @cee2615

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would put KZread in the learning/studying category rather than FB which can be mindlessly reading what other people had for lunch or what certificate someone’s grandchild got at school

  • @Mo-pv5cx

    @Mo-pv5cx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cee2615 I don't do face book but I could spend hours on a rainy cold Saturday watching my fave videos

  • @anthonyf7008

    @anthonyf7008

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can uninstall KZread and you can borrow you family or friends phone for one hour to check this kind of videos if you want. Don’t forget all is can possible but you must to stop complaining. All depends on you, be creative.

  • @Mo-pv5cx

    @Mo-pv5cx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@anthonyf7008 no complaints,but KZread is useful to me. I watch and learn from all of them

  • @qqqalo
    @qqqalo4 жыл бұрын

    You could also not save credit card info online to make it more of a task when buying useless things.

  • @ViniciusSoaresBatista
    @ViniciusSoaresBatista2 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is gold. Thanks for all those lovely and inspiring videos. I feel energized specially after this one. Grateful for your work

  • @truejohnsolo
    @truejohnsolo4 жыл бұрын

    Recently found this channel randomly and gave one video a shot. Then I watched another. Now I watch at least one a day (while I'm doing other things so I'm not losing valuable productivity time)...truly an amazing channel for self-motivation! Thank you for the hard work and awesome content!

  • @egeniojaramillo9048
    @egeniojaramillo90484 жыл бұрын

    Replacing very easy habits, with ones that require effort, isn’t exactly an answer either. I do the bad habits because they don’t require effort. That’s why they help me in that moment.

  • @no-jd3uf
    @no-jd3uf2 жыл бұрын

    Now this is the real therapy.

  • @archit7538
    @archit75384 жыл бұрын

    The best KZread Channel EVER!!! Keep on going man

  • @tokuab1
    @tokuab14 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great message 😇

  • @shenelldixon-transformyour4237
    @shenelldixon-transformyour42374 жыл бұрын

    Your videos really helps me and others to life an effective life. I'm so glad I "accidentally" stumble on one of your videos. Thank you for taking your time out of your productive schedule to make videos that help people be better than yesterday.

  • @snehaliitbhucse5523
    @snehaliitbhucse55234 жыл бұрын

    Thank god you are back.

  • @vanessasandoval4585
    @vanessasandoval45854 жыл бұрын

    Another amazing video. This guy's great. My huge take away way manipulating your surroundings so you can reinforce your new habit. Also, tracking your new habit so you can see how far you've already gone.

  • @kelumrathnayake6406
    @kelumrathnayake64062 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! Obviously your are doing a social service. People who understand this and do as explained, will definitely win.

  • @satyaprakasharya2135
    @satyaprakasharya21352 жыл бұрын

    Finally this channel is back

  • @notmyopinion4981
    @notmyopinion49814 жыл бұрын

    my bad habit was procrastinating and I always watched these turkish series on youtube. Now I only watch them whenever I am running on the mill, it helped me connect smth i rather not like with something i like and it motivated me. Also it helped keeping track on my daily progress when it came to studying. What did I do today? Sometimes even tho i study the whole day it isn't satisfying, bc it feels like i didn't really reach the goal of all the things i wanted to do, but when i write it down, i see how much I accomplished, that's the moment when i truly feel satisfied and it makes me keep going. I really recommend everyone to try different things, i never really thought i could be one of those who can manage their time and be hard working every day. I only watch your videos when I eat or are on the toilet, that's my new rule when it comes to youtube. I kept it for a week now, and I enjoy your videos every day :) Thank you

  • @timnauwelaers6876
    @timnauwelaers68764 жыл бұрын

    Yo man, your videos really help me, I know much people say this but know this aren't just words but lives❤️

  • @josephsayles863
    @josephsayles8633 жыл бұрын

    I use your videos- like this one in my HS classes once in awhile. Thanks for the good lessons. A request- Could you use other skin tones in some of your videos so they look more like many of my students? I do think it helps them see themselves in the characters. Thanks for considering this.

  • @francesca9294
    @francesca9294 Жыл бұрын

    Great video- extremely informative! I love that you broke down common errors and step backs people face in the process.

  • @cee2615
    @cee26154 жыл бұрын

    Great video - thanks for your help. It is now putting what we know into action - that is the challenge

  • @j-hp2449
    @j-hp24494 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for these. Ultimately, I know that my capacity to change will always be in my own hands, and that I will always be my own worst enemy, but I can use your videos as a refuge when I feel myself failing.

  • @artlizgallery6496
    @artlizgallery64964 жыл бұрын

    I love this, man. This video wakes me up.

  • @SaurianStudios1207
    @SaurianStudios12072 жыл бұрын

    Recently, I semi-quit a pornography addiction, it was something I fought for two yrs, and it was no joke. For a while, I was too afraid of admitting that I was addicted watching pornography, it ranged from watching it once a week to everyday, it wasted my time, made me feel miserable and made me see things I wish I didn’t see. Eventually I built up the courage to admit this problem, first with my cousin, then my parents after we had an argument about health issues. In December 2021, I told them and apologized for my actions, they forgive me and handled them the android phone where I was watching pornography, thus slowing down my addiction. Despite some relapses, I haven’t watched pornography in a week, I’m now 21 and I’m about to start college soon, though tbh I wish I started it 2 yrs earlier if I didn’t became addicted to watching pornography, but what’s important is that I haven’t watched it in a week and college is right around the corner, hoping to get a career in the film industry as a filmmaker, so at the very least, my life is headed in a direction that is fit, but still need to correct my mistakes and not relapse or give in since it does take time to recover. This was my story about how I’m slowly overcoming my pornography addiction and finding something to do with life now that I’m an adult.

  • @zeraandika9554

    @zeraandika9554

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @IgorFGamerHD

    @IgorFGamerHD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you are doing well mate

  • @zakii-_-1656

    @zakii-_-1656

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good luck mate

  • @sreenidhiaravindan2081
    @sreenidhiaravindan20814 жыл бұрын

    thank u so much!This is the only youtube channel,that gives actionable,no bullshit advice!Thank u!!

  • @extremelucky1
    @extremelucky1 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best channels on KZread. Young guys, watch these videos!!!

  • @ManjulaDasundepiction
    @ManjulaDasundepiction Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for creating this... and we need more videos like this...

  • @veronikanesterova5355
    @veronikanesterova53553 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy I found this channel. Thank you for making the videos 🙏🙏🙏

  • @NeuroscIQ
    @NeuroscIQ4 жыл бұрын

    Great Advice moving into the new year. Make it count!

  • @elaynalo5957
    @elaynalo59574 жыл бұрын

    Wow just stumbled onto your channel and they're incredibly educational and informational, while still being very interesting ! I'm so excited to watch them all but I'm gonna try to have good habits and limit my time on KZread/internet for tonight ☺️ thanks for sharing all this great insight ❤️

  • @kurumisueyoshi588
    @kurumisueyoshi5883 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing!

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    @benzivanompad76843 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a treasure for me.

  • @avinashp3653
    @avinashp36534 жыл бұрын

    Hello, I have watched 3 to 4 videos so far. All of them are helpful. Needless to add these videos are very practical with acute observations. Thanks a lot for making such inspiring videos.

  • @Kkkkaligula
    @Kkkkaligula2 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing, thank you!

  • @gabrielvalentoniguelfi8945
    @gabrielvalentoniguelfi89453 жыл бұрын

    Man, your content is awesome. Always helpful. Thx!

  • @claudiadelicato2976
    @claudiadelicato29763 жыл бұрын

    You channel is the best thing on KZread! Thank you!

  • @Aukazull
    @Aukazull4 жыл бұрын

    Hello! I have just discovered your channel and I'm so sad that I didn't discover it earlier lol. Your vids are high qualities, very interesitng and motivating. Thanks for your hard work. I'm binge watching your channel !

  • @frustratedworld576
    @frustratedworld5763 жыл бұрын

    Mike is a legend

  • @metaholicfitness7120
    @metaholicfitness71204 жыл бұрын

    Love your page. Keep it up!

  • @jangmartelino-lazado632
    @jangmartelino-lazado6323 жыл бұрын

    The only way to truly fail is to give up. Little progress is still progress! Let's go! 😍

  • @andresrafael1570
    @andresrafael15704 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing Currently I'm doing those habits but I feel I'm stagnant because I am no longer improve and challenge myself I admire your videos because of it helps me, first learning English and improving my habits Thank you so much!!!!

  • @socratesfx5906
    @socratesfx59064 жыл бұрын

    This channel deserve a MILLIONS of subscriber

  • @yimei6554
    @yimei65543 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for encouraging me to start.

  • @KEEPGROWING123.
    @KEEPGROWING123.3 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a good motivator

  • @julievb6243
    @julievb62434 жыл бұрын

    Such a helpful video! I’m going to write everything down tomorrow (going to sleep now 😴)

  • @ahmedb2559
    @ahmedb25593 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !

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    @user-fq1hb6lx9r4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your sharing

  • @iah1
    @iah14 жыл бұрын

    Very useful for me staying healthy ,thanks .Like the calender / rewards ...

  • @Tieuminh99
    @Tieuminh992 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I love your videos.

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    @mariuspadua242 жыл бұрын

    Mannn you're really good, got some pretty stuff going around here!! Thanks.

  • @artzreal
    @artzreal4 жыл бұрын

    thanks for creating and uploading

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    @leoanime176610 ай бұрын

    Your channel is gold.

  • @dasmensch2317
    @dasmensch231710 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making the video

  • @kevinmohammed4978
    @kevinmohammed49784 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest videos ever

  • @kanishkapamecha5681
    @kanishkapamecha56813 жыл бұрын

    I guess I am getting better than yesterday by watching videos from this channel !

  • @AlexAlexAlexAlexAlex
    @AlexAlexAlexAlexAlex4 жыл бұрын

    Where have you been when I was younger ?? :(

  • @Cc-vu9mr
    @Cc-vu9mr4 жыл бұрын

    Lol. This video in 9:10 make me remember the video named "Stop Using Your Willpower - Do This Instead" of this same channel, with that thing of if you spent too much time or money in something and you're starting to feel bad with that, it's hard to quit cause you spend a lot on that and gets harder in more you spend.

  • @badcookie0633
    @badcookie06333 жыл бұрын

    This video is so helpful!

  • @rezamashadi7223
    @rezamashadi72234 жыл бұрын

    Hi, You're saving my life !! please go on !!

  • @katherinedavid2125
    @katherinedavid21254 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this informative video. 😊

  • @mohammadsonukhan4825
    @mohammadsonukhan48254 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for everything you do for me and

  • @momennalmakki
    @momennalmakki4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the vedio. Your channel is awesome

  • @LivingPeg
    @LivingPeg4 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful 👌 thank you! 🙏

  • @hanalbaaaltmk
    @hanalbaaaltmk9 ай бұрын

    The only way to truly fail is by giving up 🔥

  • @LauraBellanova
    @LauraBellanova2 жыл бұрын

    Really love this Channel greatings from italy 🇮🇹 to everyone

  • @raulalakshith7975
    @raulalakshith79754 жыл бұрын

    Best video bro thank you very much

  • @gvagheni
    @gvagheni3 жыл бұрын

    Best quote: With bad habits, the rewards are immediate and the consequences come later. It s vice versa with good habits

  • @faithzzzzzzz
    @faithzzzzzzz4 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed your videos. I must say...this one is currently my best. Keep it up.

  • @BetterThanYesterday

    @BetterThanYesterday

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @elation4855
    @elation48554 жыл бұрын

    Very good video, much informative, keep up the good work

  • @srirampant3135
    @srirampant31353 жыл бұрын

    Man you make some really good content. Pls Keep doing this 😊

  • @mohamedhamis853
    @mohamedhamis853 Жыл бұрын

    Psych2go + Better Than Yesterday = Best mental health

  • @shayanderson9039
    @shayanderson90394 жыл бұрын

    This is so smart, wtf. I’ll try this out after final exams end. Although...what if a “bad habit” of yours is OCD?

  • @Mayurbhedru

    @Mayurbhedru

    4 жыл бұрын

    OCD have same treatment. But it has medicinal addition for help.

  • @mouseyman

    @mouseyman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check out the book "Brain Lock."

  • @nilek3996
    @nilek39962 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 💓

  • @nomansarwar2927
    @nomansarwar29273 жыл бұрын

    That was so helpful thanks a lot

  • @beingfithumane
    @beingfithumane4 жыл бұрын

    I have quitted most of the bad habits. No more junk food, no more smoking, no more alcohol, not having TV in my house, deleted social media sites and games from my phone 😇🅰️

  • @rymaru2138
    @rymaru21382 жыл бұрын

    See my problem is I don't want to spend the rest of my life fighting with habits I ingrained into my psyche as a kid. I always go back to them. And if I can't achieve permanent and eventually effortless change I don't want to keep trying. It's pointless and demotivating, exhausting, and makes me constantly feel badly about myself. I'm actually getting sick of the self improvement hamster wheel. I just want to live. I just want to be myself. I'm so tired. But when I stop trying my life falls into utter chaos. Is this what I have to live with the rest of my life?

  • @dantez7797

    @dantez7797

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel you bro, same thing with me

  • @elainelorimer818

    @elainelorimer818

    2 жыл бұрын

    The definition of a habit, H, is a thing you do automatically without thought Nothing is completely a habit (I can smoke a cigarette w/out realizing but I consously found the pack, so everything is relative) It us also useful to define an anti-habbit, A, as a process you think about constantly and are totally aware of every step (exercise for some approaches A, one can dread it all day; seemingly count every breath and second until its over, then feel guilt of not doing more overlapping dread of the next one) It sounds like you would like to reduce the "H character" of some things. Statistically this is best done by changing the environment. It may never go away completely, but slowly you'll spend more time not thinking about it or doing it. As the video above mentioned, finding some "Aish" activity that can somewhat replace the "habbit" helps alot. (This is done by doing the positive thing more often and consistently) it's easier said than done, watch his videos on "elastic goals" for help adding H character while reducing A character (of a goal). Also his goals vs systems video can help. *TL,DR no, your not doomed forever, it will get better. But its not easy and consistency is key*

  • @elainelorimer818

    @elainelorimer818

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also, everyone gets sick of the hamster wheel, but with even the most elastic goals everyone fails now and then

  • @rymaru2138

    @rymaru2138

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elainelorimer818 have you been able to do it? My problem is that I can't replace my bad habits with good ones. I always just go back to the original habit.

  • @ironheadrondo5596

    @ironheadrondo5596

    2 жыл бұрын

    TL TLDR DR That ended up long, basically small steps and setting your self up for success are what matters. You'll never "replace" your habit, but you'll have more good days than bad days eventually as time rolls on. Don't discount any step (no matter how small, forward is forward; back is back)

  • @claudiaherfer2495
    @claudiaherfer24954 жыл бұрын

    Your life tutorials are amazing, there are young ones there trapped in not been able to decide a real life pourpose which fulfills their real emotional cravings, universities raises very competitive , + all social approvment required to be approved ...kills for many a wonderful seed we all have..these kids studying biz their expectativas are so high that are unreachable because all information has trainned them to think in instant reward..so a lot of youth is kinda lost..i Wish you can make some Magic and help young ones trapped ...greeting from Mexico

  • @greenearthblueskies8556
    @greenearthblueskies85564 жыл бұрын

    These KZread videos are changing my life...for the best.

  • @pyschologygeek
    @pyschologygeek4 жыл бұрын

    Talk to your brain. Talk to your heart. Think good thoughts no matter what. Speak the conditions in your life into being.

  • @potato_speaks
    @potato_speaks4 жыл бұрын

    The most logically motivating channel Just awesome please make more vedios on self improvement

  • @YashikaDabur
    @YashikaDabur9 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video

  • @kazkirigaya6503
    @kazkirigaya65034 жыл бұрын

    I love your content so much 💯

  • @ayushshaw3681
    @ayushshaw36813 жыл бұрын

    Mike is your favoirite character

  • @Mzansi74
    @Mzansi74 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome,!

  • @ibraheembilal5195
    @ibraheembilal51952 жыл бұрын

    This is from the book atomic habits, good summary !

  • @edris47
    @edris474 жыл бұрын

    I think you should make another video on effect of observing on habit and its whole movement, how it is triggered and what is its end desire, from beginning to the end, the art of observation.

  • @calinescualexandru554
    @calinescualexandru5544 жыл бұрын

    Very good video.

  • @Aakash-yh8ou
    @Aakash-yh8ou2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, u r like, listening to a good mentor. Thanks man.

  • @eeleroet434
    @eeleroet4343 жыл бұрын

    Highly recommend james clear's atomic habits for a very similar but more in depth read on the topic

  • @zzzzzzz1007
    @zzzzzzz10072 жыл бұрын

    i love this channel

  • @sadmanaliohee619
    @sadmanaliohee6193 жыл бұрын

    Everything he said was valuable.

  • @ijayawardena3692
    @ijayawardena36924 жыл бұрын

    You angel of a channel, where have you been?

  • @tedhomer3712
    @tedhomer37124 жыл бұрын

    Nice thank you :)

  • @ShivKumarJha-jl5eg
    @ShivKumarJha-jl5eg2 жыл бұрын

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