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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-04-06 11:14 AM
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What do you do to break out of old habits and mannerisms?
Or can you?
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-04-06 11:16 AM
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1. it takes at least 90 days to break a habit with constant repetition
you just do the new behavior over and over for 3 months.

I have a little mantra when I do the old behavior "Cancel, Cancel" and then apologize for the old behavior, insert new behavior, rinse repeat for 90 days

good luck!
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-07-06 01:00 PM
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2. Why do you want to? nt.
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