Figure out your triggers. It is much easier to avoid temptation than to resist it. If you know what triggers a particular habit, sometimes you can get rid of that habit simply by removing that trigger from your life. For example, Billi realized he was watching too much television, and the trigger was seeing the television set itself. So he moved it out of his bedroom, and now he doesn’t have a problem watching too much television. As another example, if you don’t want to buy cookies, don’t walk down the cookie aisle at the supermarket. Seeing all those delicious baked goods will release
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