I am reading The Art of Money Getting by P.T. Barnum through DailyLit.com who sends me a little snippet every morning so I can keep up with my reading.
This morning I read:
Habit is second nature.
I thought about all the things we consider habits: smoking (which P.T. Barnum referred to), eating at a particular time, eating certain foods, going to bed at the same time each night. All of habits had to be created. Habits are second to nature and stronger than it.
People who smoke learn how to not listen to their bodies that forces them to cough and spit when they first take a puff, and it becomes a habit. A habit that overrides nature. People who always sit down to the table at 6 PM for dinner, even though they had a big snack at 4 PM when they were hungry. Override their nature and eat more than their body needs.
Think of the opportunity to listen to your body–your nature. You likely wouldn’t start smoking. You would eat when you are hungry. You would sleep when you are tired.
What habits do you have that are overriding your nature?
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