Small Decisions Fuel Bad Habits

When we make small decisions, it can fuel our bad habits. Bad habits can interrupt your life and prevent you from accomplishing your goals. It can also jeopardize your health both mentally and physically which can lead to multiple chronic diseases.

Breaking a habit isn’t as simple as merely deciding to stop a certain behavior, though that’s a great start. It takes time and dedicated effort to get rid of old habits.

You, yourself, need to recognize that you have these bad habits. Then think about what you’re going to do about it. Some ways to help is by:

• Focus on self-care
• Make a list of which decisions have priority
• Have a personal philosophy for major decisions
• Minimize low-stakes decisions
• Maintain unchanging Routines
• Opt for healthier snacks
• Allow others to help
• Keep tabs on your mental and physical state
• And celebrate your good decisions

Habits are powerful because they can give you back much of the energy required to make decisions, and because a store of healthy practices, can generate a store of good results. Being able to execute without having to expend energy also saves us brain matter for unexpected, difficult decisions we may have to make.

Chronic diseases – such as diabetes, cancer, asthma, and heart disease – are leading causes of death and disability. The Liu Foundation offers philanthropic The app and video series promoting evidence-based lifestyle habits to prevent chronic diseases. Harvard, Stanford, and CDC’s Public Health findings into an easy-to-use behavior conditioning app and series of lifestyle motivation videos to prevent chronic diseases.

Living It Up Anywhere

The idea of living your best life can be done anywhere, at any time, and all it really takes is a mindset shift. Take it one core lifestyle habit at a time, whether that is eating healthy and less, daily exercise, quitting bad habits, getting a routine checkup, or being positive. Take a chance today to Live It Up!