[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":50},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-10/19":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":24},"/stoicism/10/19","stoicism/10/19","Good Habits Drive Out Bad Habits","Meditation for October 19, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":20,"changeFreq":22,"backgroundImage":23},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Since habit is such a powerful influence, and we’re used to pursuing our impulses to gain and avoid outside our own choice, we should set a contrary habit against that, and where appearances are really slippery, use the counterforce of our training.","Epictetus","Discourses, 3.12.6","2021-10-19T22:19:00",[17,18,19],"stoicism","virtue","kindness",[21,17],"meditation","never","/GZIISY7gRBqXpG0QRvo54g.jpg",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":46},"minimark",[27,40,43],[28,29,30,31,35,36,39],"p",{},"Replacing a bad habit with a good habit is not a novel idea. The challenge in my opinion requires that you first\nidentify the bad habit, when you are participating in the bad habit,  and then finding a ",[32,33,34],"strong",{},"good"," habit to replace the\n",[32,37,38],{},"bad"," habit with.",[28,41,42],{},"For me, I might begin to procrastinate, but not recognize that I have been procrastinating for some time. The faster\nthat I identify that I am participating in the bad habit, the faster I can employ the counterforce.",[28,44,45],{},"After reading this, I will need to try to identify my usually bad habits and put a plan of action in place to counter\nthe bad habit with a good habit. This will not be a one time discovery, as bad habits can develop over time, so\nreviewing my habits should be an ongoing process.",{"title":47,"searchDepth":48,"depth":48,"links":49},"",2,[],1793716907323]