Probably none of us doubt that bad habits significantly ruin our life. It is because of these everyday situations that we are not able to function properly and move forward in our lives. Each of us is aware that bad habits destroy our self-confidence, but nevertheless, it is difficult for us to come together to unequivocally and definitively cut our bad habits. That is why it is important that we constantly know what is preventing us from achieving what we have always dreamed of. We have already covered the topic of bad habits in one of our previous articles. However, since there is never enough useful knowledge, we have decided to talk about more habits by which we destroy our lives. We invite you to read.
1. Follow a bad diet
Probably each of us has ever heard the saying: “We are what we eat.” However, we often don’t realize how true this statement is. What we eat has a huge impact on how we feel on a daily basis. The quantity and quality of the food we eat influences whether we feel energized on any given day or whether we feel lethargic and hopelessly lazy. Make no mistake, the quality of the food we eat has drastically declined in recent years. We are eating more and more junk and chemically packaged food that has less and less nutritional properties and more salt, fat, and sugar. As we live faster and work harder each year, we also have less and less time to cook decent meals.
On the other hand, new fast-food outlets are springing up around us like mushrooms after rain. Virtually in every large city, there are pizzerias, kebabs, Chinese restaurants, and well-known franchise “restaurants” with hamburgers and chicken. In each of these places and in stores we find foods that are even saturated with various chemical enhancers to keep them fresher longer, taste better and smell better. However, following this type of diet leads in the long run to disease and obesity.
Therefore, it is worth considering our diet for a while. Let’s remember that our diet should not consist of binge eating beyond our means, since it will be difficult for us to function properly when our digestive system is busy processing our last meal. So our meals should be light and pleasant. Let’s give ourselves time to consume food. Instead of large meals, let’s try to take advantage of smaller portions, which are, however, more frequent. So we will not significantly force our stomach.
2. Avoid difficult challenges
One trait that greatly demonstrates a person’s worth is what challenges they take on and how they handle crisis situations. Unfortunately, our life does not consist only of pleasant moments. On the contrary, each of us stands in the way of a series of obstacles and stressful situations that we have to face.
Almost at every step we will come across unpleasant situations and problems that we will have to solve. When going to work, we must realize that we will be exposed to stressful situations related to clients, unrealistic deadlines or an unpleasant environment at work. If we take our social life as an example, here too there will be unpleasant episodes during which we will be hurt or rejected by the other party. However, it is these hard moments that make up our personality and character. Facing one’s own problems is a trait of mature people. Although there will also be stressful situations among children, in most cases they are not as serious as in the case of adults.
Furthermore, most of the children’s problems are solved by their parents and guardians. However, there comes a time when each person must grow up and begin to solve their own problems. In recent years it has been observed that young people flee from responsibility and the age at which we can define a person as a fully mature individual is constantly increasing. Studies show that, while just 20-30 years ago the limit was around 18-20 years, today it is around 24-26 years. One of the factors that have caused this state of affairs is that life is much easier now than in the days of our parents or grandparents. Everything we need is practically at our fingertips.
The saying that hard times create strong people, strong people create easy times, easy times create weak people, while weak people create hard times, works here. Since we don’t want to be weak people, let’s not be afraid to take on difficult challenges. Let’s learn to fail. Everything will not always work out for us the first time, but it is the failures that give us more experiences that form our character.
3. Let go of each step
How many times has it happened to us that we start a new project, only to put it completely aside after a few days? How many people do you know who have made an attempt to lose weight but have given up after just a few workouts? These types of situations show how dangerous it is for us to give up at every step. Most of us know exactly what we need to do to move forward in our lives. For those who are obese, for example, it will be to start a diet and do sports activities regularly.
For those with material problems, the basic steps would be to find a reasonably well-paying job or increase your competence. However, even if we are aware of what we must do, the normal thing is that we are only overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of straw, which does not lead us to anything and which is consumed in a few days at the most. If we want to build something in our lives, we must not get too discouraged. Only perseverance and hard work will make us capable of facing any problem we encounter. Therefore, we must not get carried away too quickly.
4. Lack of physical activity
Each of us, in order to function properly, needs at least a minimum of physical activity in our life. We are made to move. Unfortunately, more and more often it is observed that as we get older, our physical activity decreases drastically. As children, we have many opportunities to play actively. There are physical education classes at school. After school, most of the kids’ activity also revolves around the physical activity of one kind or another. Children also make up the majority when it comes to any sporting group in our country. This is a period in which we seek new experiences and passions.
As we get older, we focus more on work and daily tasks, which makes us focus less and less on sports activities. We enter the work-home loop, and since more and more often our work consists of working in the office behind a desk, it turns out that our physical activity is reduced to a minimum. We go everywhere by car because walking takes us too long. After work, we feel too tired to go to exercise or to the gym. This causes our body to break down. We start to gain body fat and our muscles and joints become increasingly weak. We also began to experience more and more health and psychological problems. So let’s remember that we are biologically built for movement,
We don’t have to immediately spend half the day at the gym or running a marathon. Even a simple walk or a simple strength training done at home will start to feel positive effects over time.
5. Poor hygiene
There is probably nothing more repulsive to us than poor hygiene in a person. Personal hygiene should be the bare minimum when it comes to taking care of yourself. Unfortunately, many people we meet on the street, at work or at school seem to forget this basic duty. The result is that we sometimes have to hold our noses or even hold back our gagging reflexes at the sight of dirt under another person’s fingernails. Of course, you should not go to extremes, it is normal for someone who has just exercised to smell less pleasant than usual, or for a mechanic who has just repaired our car to have dirty hands. However, it is worse when that state is normal for us.
So how should we take care of ourselves? First of all, we must remember that we must take care of our personal hygiene every day. Let’s start with a shower. Let’s use the right products, such as shampoos or shower gels. If necessary, we adapt the specific ones used to the type of our skin or hair. Let’s make sure that our hairstyle is always careful and adjusts to our type of head. Let’s clean our teeth regularly, and also try to visit a good dentist regularly. We are aware that dental services are not the cheapest, but the investment we make will make us feel more secure with our smile. Let’s clean our ears, and make sure there are no unnecessary hairs sticking out of our noses. If we have facial hair, let’s make sure it fits our face and stays on properly. Let’s make sure that our nails are clean and that they are always cut evenly. Let’s also try to take care of our wardrobe and make sure it is clean and scented.
In conclusion, bad habits act like a disease that constantly and in the long term worsens our lives. Awareness and knowledge of specific habits allow us to realize what we are doing wrong, so we are able to work on our weak points. Often even small changes over a long period of time will make a 180-degree change in our lives. We hope that reading this article has enabled you to gain knowledge about the bad habits that destroy our lives. We also encourage you to read the other articles available on our site. Good luck!
