To see them as habits takes away judgment and makes them seem easier to tackle - and makes me more patient, less burdened, and more persistent in the process. A habit is just a familiar groove in the brain - and it just takes time and practice to build a new pathway.
Recently, it’s been helping me to think of those areas I want to improve as habits rather than moral failings or psychological issues. To consider our areas of struggle as moral issues can layer them with shame, which entrenches them further. Seeing them as psychological issues makes me feel as if I have to do lots of digging and work to make change-and makes them seem dark and serious.
To see them as habits takes away judgment and makes them seem easier to tackle - and makes me more patient, less burdened, and more persistent in the process. A habit is just a familiar groove in the brain - and it just takes time and practice to build a new pathway.
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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