“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.”

– Horace Mann, educator

Hi Bogdan,

    Isn't that the truth. I don't think there is anything harder to do than break a habit.

   Thank you.

Your Good Friend

Deborah

I always wondered why bad habits are very difficult to BREAK and why good habits can be extremely hard to FORM??  I have learned that daily affirmation work extemely well. 

So, that leads me to another quote.  Who said "As a man thinketh, so is he?" and "If you change your thoughts, you can change your mind."?  So if we weave the thought continuously and consistently for long enough - VOILA!  We have a new habit and maybe even a new person!

Great quote, Bogdan!

Mr. Mann is not referring to either a good or bad habit.  He is stating that when something becomes a habit, it becomes so ingrained in us that it is automatic.

For example, putting on a seatbelt.  When it became mandatory to have one's seatbelt on, I had to remember to do it.  Now it is a part of the routine of starting the car. It is a habit because I no longer think about doing it.

If I don't consider doing or not doing a specific action it is done purely by habit.