<video><title>An Uncommonly Fine Life: Chapter 11 The Importance of Good Habits</title><description>A book about principles for living a happy and fulfilled life</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:03,000">Good habits are critical to an intentional life.</line><line from="00:00:03,000" to="00:00:06,120">As we live our lives, we pick up a number of bad habits</line><line from="00:00:06,120" to="00:00:08,920">along the way, and it's up to us to break these habits</line><line from="00:00:08,920" to="00:00:12,840">for the sake of our own health, happiness, and peace.</line><line from="00:00:12,840" to="00:00:15,040">There are many bad habits we might have,</line><line from="00:00:15,040" to="00:00:17,400">but I will focus on just a few of them.</line><line from="00:00:17,400" to="00:00:22,720">Here, smoking, narcotic abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling,</line><line from="00:00:22,720" to="00:00:26,440">excessive eating, or overeating, compulsive shopping,</line><line from="00:00:26,440" to="00:00:30,200">excessive worrying, or stressful thinking, too much TV watching.</line><line from="00:00:30,200" to="00:00:32,360">The good news is that all of the above habits</line><line from="00:00:32,360" to="00:00:35,440">are both difficult and easy to break.</line><line from="00:00:35,440" to="00:00:39,800">Once they are broken, they cannot be picked back up again, smoking.</line><line from="00:00:39,800" to="00:00:44,520">Smoking is an addiction that we're all familiar with E.I.</line><line from="00:00:44,520" to="00:00:46,440">It's high time we stop.</line><line from="00:00:46,440" to="00:00:49,640">What I want to focus on here, just three ways in which</line><line from="00:00:49,640" to="00:00:52,680">many people have found success in breaking the habit,</line><line from="00:00:52,680" to="00:00:55,080">join a support group for quitting smoking,</line><line from="00:00:55,080" to="00:00:58,800">investing in your physical health by eating healthy exercising,</line><line from="00:00:58,800" to="00:01:01,720">and getting enough sleep, to develop a meditation practice,</line><line from="00:01:01,720" to="00:01:06,240">and make the most of this wonderful tool for health and happiness.</line><line from="00:01:06,240" to="00:01:08,080">If you're not ready to quit yet,</line><line from="00:01:08,080" to="00:01:11,200">at least quit the cigarettes and start vaping instead.</line><line from="00:01:11,200" to="00:01:16,080">Your lungs will think, narcotic abuse, narcotics abuse.</line><line from="00:01:16,080" to="00:01:18,240">It's something that many people struggle with</line><line from="00:01:18,240" to="00:01:20,240">after a personal trauma.</line><line from="00:01:20,240" to="00:01:24,520">It's key to remember that narcotic abuse is self-medication.</line><line from="00:01:24,520" to="00:01:27,880">It helps us to feel better temporarily because it noms us.</line><line from="00:01:27,880" to="00:01:31,160">But ultimately, it causes more pain and suffering than before taking it.</line><line from="00:01:31,160" to="00:01:34,240">The single most important thing you can do,</line><line from="00:01:34,240" to="00:01:36,120">if you struggle with narcotic abuse,</line><line from="00:01:36,120" to="00:01:38,600">is find other ways of coping.</line><line from="00:01:38,600" to="00:01:40,120">Talk to a therapist or counselor</line><line from="00:01:40,120" to="00:01:41,800">about other ways of dealing with your pain.</line><line from="00:01:41,800" to="00:01:43,280">Alcohol abuse.</line><line from="00:01:43,280" to="00:01:46,720">Alcohol abuse is another common issue of people face.</line><line from="00:01:46,720" to="00:01:48,520">After difficulties in life,</line><line from="00:01:48,520" to="00:01:50,520">or as an escape mechanism,</line><line from="00:01:50,520" to="00:01:53,440">it's crucial to remember that alcohol is a depressing,</line><line from="00:01:53,440" to="00:01:55,800">and while it may make you feel better in the short term,</line><line from="00:01:55,800" to="00:01:57,480">it will ultimately make you feel worse.</line><line from="00:01:57,480" to="00:01:59,520">If you want to break the habit of alcohol abuse,</line><line from="00:01:59,520" to="00:02:03,480">it's important to find other ways of coping with your emotions.</line><line from="00:02:03,480" to="00:02:07,000">Talk to a therapist about other ways of dealing with your pain.</line><line from="00:02:07,000" to="00:02:08,640">Gambling.</line><line from="00:02:08,640" to="00:02:10,920">Gambling is a difficult habit to break,</line><line from="00:02:10,920" to="00:02:12,880">because it's so easy to get caught up</line><line from="00:02:12,880" to="00:02:16,400">in the excitement of the game and the potential winnings.</line><line from="00:02:16,400" to="00:02:20,280">It's important to remember that gambling is a form of entertainment.</line><line from="00:02:20,280" to="00:02:23,320">It should not be used as a way to make money.</line><line from="00:02:23,320" to="00:02:25,640">If you want to break the habit of gambling,</line><line from="00:02:25,640" to="00:02:28,320">it's important to find other forms of entertainment</line><line from="00:02:28,320" to="00:02:30,120">that don't involve risk taking.</line><line from="00:02:30,120" to="00:02:32,720">Excessive eating are overeating.</line><line from="00:02:32,720" to="00:02:34,120">Excessive eating are overeating</line><line from="00:02:34,120" to="00:02:38,120">is often a response to emotional difficulties in life.</line><line from="00:02:38,120" to="00:02:39,520">Food is soothing and comforting,</line><line from="00:02:39,520" to="00:02:42,920">but ultimately, it will not make our problems go away.</line><line from="00:02:42,920" to="00:02:44,600">If we want to break this habit,</line><line from="00:02:44,600" to="00:02:47,840">we need to find other ways of dealing with our emotions.</line><line from="00:02:47,840" to="00:02:50,560">Talk to a therapist about other ways of coping with your pain.</line><line from="00:02:50,560" to="00:02:52,120">Compulsive shopping.</line><line from="00:02:52,120" to="00:02:55,640">Compulsive shopping is another form of self-medication.</line><line from="00:02:55,640" to="00:02:58,840">We use shopping to make ourselves feel better,</line><line from="00:02:58,840" to="00:03:02,320">but in the end, it just causes more stress and anxiety.</line><line from="00:03:02,320" to="00:03:03,960">If you want to break this habit,</line><line from="00:03:03,960" to="00:03:07,800">it's important to find other ways of making yourself feel good.</line><line from="00:03:07,800" to="00:03:10,960">Talk to a therapist about other ways of coping with your pain.</line><line from="00:03:10,960" to="00:03:13,960">Excessive worrying or stressful thinking.</line><line from="00:03:13,960" to="00:03:16,000">Excessive worrying or stressful thinking</line><line from="00:03:16,000" to="00:03:18,520">is a common habit that many of us have.</line><line from="00:03:18,520" to="00:03:20,760">It's important to remember that worry and stress</line><line from="00:03:20,760" to="00:03:22,120">are just thoughts.</line><line from="00:03:22,120" to="00:03:23,320">They are not reality.</line><line from="00:03:23,320" to="00:03:24,920">If we want to break this habit,</line><line from="00:03:24,920" to="00:03:28,000">we need to find other ways of dealing with our thoughts.</line><line from="00:03:28,000" to="00:03:31,600">Talk to a therapist about other ways of coping with your pain,</line><line from="00:03:31,600" to="00:03:34,280">too much TV watching.</line><line from="00:03:34,280" to="00:03:39,000">Too much TV watching is a common issue in our society.</line><line from="00:03:39,000" to="00:03:43,040">It's important to remember that TV is just entertainment.</line><line from="00:03:43,040" to="00:03:46,600">It should not be used as a way to escape from our problems.</line><line from="00:03:46,600" to="00:03:48,280">If you want to break this habit,</line><line from="00:03:48,280" to="00:03:50,240">it's important to find other forms of entertainment</line><line from="00:03:50,240" to="00:03:53,000">that don't involve sitting in front of a screen for hours on end.</line><line from="00:03:53,000" to="00:03:55,160">The bottom line is that good habits are key</line><line from="00:03:55,160" to="00:03:57,200">to living an intentional life.</line><line from="00:03:57,200" to="00:04:01,120">They are easy to form, but difficult to break.</line><line from="00:04:01,120" to="00:04:04,040">It's important to find other ways of coping with our emotions</line><line from="00:04:04,040" to="00:04:08,000">and our thoughts so that we can break these bad habits for good.</line></transcript></transcript></video>