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Bad Habits No More: 25 Steps to Break Any Bad Habit
How to Break Bad Habits and Build Powerful, Positive Routines Do Often snack on junk food, watch too much T.V., spend too much money or binge eat? Wish you could stop smoking or drinking excessively? Have a small (but annoying) habit you'd like to break? We all have a specific bad habit we'd like to break. Odds are, you've tried in the past and maybe you were successful for a few days. Then something unexpected came up where you slipped for a day or two. One mistake snowballs into a series of setbacks. Eventually you give up on the idea of making a habit change simply because it's too difficult to do. The interesting thing? We've all experienced this pattern at some point in our lives. Fortunately there's a quick Make a plan for breaking that habit and follow it on a daily basis. RIGHT Pick a Bad Habit, Make a Plan and Start Today! It doesn't matter if you've failed with your habit efforts in the past. It doesn't mean you're lazy or weak-willed. It means you didn't have the right tools for making a lasting habit change. What you need is a strategy for identifying your worst habits and learning how to overcome them. That solution is a book "Bad Habits No 25 Steps to Break ANY Bad Habit." Bad Habits No 25 Steps to Break ANY Bad Habit With this book you will Why "Willpower" is a Dangerous Word for Changing Routines The *One Thing* People Get Wrong with Building Habits (Step #2) A 3-Step Process for Identifying the "Why" Behind Your Bad Habit (Step #9) Why Cold-Turkey Solutions Rarely Work (Step #6) How Certain Locations can Short-Curcuit Your Efforts (Step #19) The "What-The-Hell Effect" and How it Causes Binge Behaviors (Step #21) How a 30-Day Challenge is the First Step to Permanent Habit Change (Step #3) The Best Tools & Apps to Track Your New Habits (Steps #15 & #17) You don't have to be controlled by bad habits. You can break them by following a step-by-step blueprint. Would You Like To Know More? Download now and take that first step to breaking that specific habit. Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Now button.
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First published November 24, 2014
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About the author
S.J. Scott
60 books260 followersWall Street Journal bestselling author SJ Scott wanted to be Luke Skywalker when he grew up.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ” Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space”. After doing his share of “TPS” reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ” Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space”. After doing his share of “TPS” reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
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September 28, 2020
Bad Habits No More is a short self-help guide which was free on Amazon yesterday (advertised through Kind of Book). I fancied something quick between novels and hoped it might give me ideas about how to stop eating chocolate. It’s a fast easy read (40 minutes), clearly laid out and not too preachy. Unfortunately it was also overly simplistic with a boring and repetitive case study about how the author cut down on his cellphone overuse.
He has written a lot of other guides which are heavily promoted, as well as various apps to help with tackling the titular bad habits. Not sure how that works if you’re also trying to cut down on phone use...
He has written a lot of other guides which are heavily promoted, as well as various apps to help with tackling the titular bad habits. Not sure how that works if you’re also trying to cut down on phone use...
December 20, 2018
We all have a specific bad habit we'd like to break. Odds are, you've tried in the past and maybe you were successful for a few days. Then something unexpected came up where you slipped for a day or two. One mistake snowballs into a series of setbacks. Eventually you give up on the idea of making a habit change simply because it's too difficult to do.
The interesting thing? We've all experienced this pattern at some point in our lives. Fortunately there's a quick fix: Make a plan for breaking that habit and follow it on a daily basis.
The interesting thing? We've all experienced this pattern at some point in our lives. Fortunately there's a quick fix: Make a plan for breaking that habit and follow it on a daily basis.
November 19, 2017
Practical approach.
I do agree that any type of habit change requires a daily commitment. Work hard, stay focused, track your results and learn how to overcome those moments of temptation.
I do agree that any type of habit change requires a daily commitment. Work hard, stay focused, track your results and learn how to overcome those moments of temptation.
January 4, 2015
Steve Scott's new release "Bad Habits No More: 25 Steps to Break Any Bad Habit" lays down a well-structured, informative and step-by-step actionable process for overcoming and eventually breaking bad habits. With all the fluff eliminated and written in a straight and concise "nothing-but-what-you-need-to-know" style, Breaking bad Habits delivers what it promises. Here is why.
The book starts with a solid intro into willpower and why you can't rely on this alone to break a habit, with a great example of what "ego depletion" is and how it relates to habit development and forming new habits. The "hot-cold empathy gap" is another great source of information unknown to many trying to break a bad habit. This is a great intro to the material because it builds a powerful tone and mood for the rest of the book.
"Bad Habits No More" is structured and built into 4 different parts.
PART I: [LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A HABIT CHANGE]
STEPS #1-8: In the first part of the book the author sets up the foundation for changing bad habits into good ones. This is a great section to get you ready for the work that is ahead. It focuses in on the difference between a habit and an addiction, and then moves into sound advice to focus on only one habit at a time. you will learn about the 30-Day Habit Challenge , setting a start date for your new habit formation, avoiding cold turkey solutions, and the importance of creating incremental goals. Throughout the book the author uses a personal case study [Wasting time using a cellphone] to explain the effectiveness of the methods and steps, and how to apply these steps and actions to your own situations in life you are struggling with.
PART II [UNDERSTAND YOUR HABIT LOOP]:
STEPS #9-14: In this section you will learn to identify the "Habits" of your habit routine, and how you continue to feed into the behaviour even after swearing it off forever. Steve outlines this process by identifying the habit routine, recording habit triggers, creating an if-then plan, and using habit reminders to stay consistent.
Part III [BUILD A SUPPORT SYSTEM]:
STEPS #15-19 walk you through how to build a support system by creating accountability, ignoring the naysayers, making a public declaration, using a partner/sponsor to maintain accountability, and avoiding trigger locations.
PART IV: [OVERCOMING CHALLENGES]
STEPS #20-24: With clear examples provided and backed up with sound resources by Charles DuhIgg, James Clear, and Steve Guise, Steve provides greater credibility to the material for Breaking Bad habits. In addition, links are provided to useful apps you can download to support you in creating and maintaining a habit lifestyle. There are apps for staying accountable and to track your progress and level of consistency.
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS AND STRATEGIES
* Complete with case studies from the author's personal experience, Steve walks you through the various stages for removing a bad habit by replacing it with a good one. He stresses as you will see in this book the importance elf, not only getting rid of a habit that isn't working but, the key is to replace it with a positive, productive habit that adds value to your life intend of taking it away.
* The 30 Day Habit Challenge [30DHC]: a great method for forming new habits.
* If-T
* hen technique [Implementation Intention]
* Finding replacement habits
* Creating Habits Reminders
* Keeping an accountability journal
* Tips on avoiding trigger locations
* How to maintain a healthy lifestyle and attitude
* Practice the "Streaking" Habit [one of my favourites]
* Plus tips and strategies for staying consistent and maintaining a positive attitude while making your habit changes.
The Key to breaking any habit is consistency and daily action. This is the core foundation of the book and it works for several reasons.
1. The book is well-structured and provides the reader with an enjoyable "reading" experience that only takes a couple hours to go through.
2. There are many useful techniques and strategies that can be implemented every day as habits
3. Offers excellent ideas for dealing with obstacles and challenges you are going to encounter along the way.
"Would you rather spend time on an activity that improves your life, or on something that could lead to poor health, bad finances, or reduced quality of life?"
If you answered yes, then I would certainly recommend this book for Breaking Bad Habits. Concise, no fluff and full of useful material without the useless jargon makes it a good read that can certainly add value to your quality of living.Bad Habits No More: 25 Steps to Break Any Bad Habit
The book starts with a solid intro into willpower and why you can't rely on this alone to break a habit, with a great example of what "ego depletion" is and how it relates to habit development and forming new habits. The "hot-cold empathy gap" is another great source of information unknown to many trying to break a bad habit. This is a great intro to the material because it builds a powerful tone and mood for the rest of the book.
"Bad Habits No More" is structured and built into 4 different parts.
PART I: [LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A HABIT CHANGE]
STEPS #1-8: In the first part of the book the author sets up the foundation for changing bad habits into good ones. This is a great section to get you ready for the work that is ahead. It focuses in on the difference between a habit and an addiction, and then moves into sound advice to focus on only one habit at a time. you will learn about the 30-Day Habit Challenge , setting a start date for your new habit formation, avoiding cold turkey solutions, and the importance of creating incremental goals. Throughout the book the author uses a personal case study [Wasting time using a cellphone] to explain the effectiveness of the methods and steps, and how to apply these steps and actions to your own situations in life you are struggling with.
PART II [UNDERSTAND YOUR HABIT LOOP]:
STEPS #9-14: In this section you will learn to identify the "Habits" of your habit routine, and how you continue to feed into the behaviour even after swearing it off forever. Steve outlines this process by identifying the habit routine, recording habit triggers, creating an if-then plan, and using habit reminders to stay consistent.
Part III [BUILD A SUPPORT SYSTEM]:
STEPS #15-19 walk you through how to build a support system by creating accountability, ignoring the naysayers, making a public declaration, using a partner/sponsor to maintain accountability, and avoiding trigger locations.
PART IV: [OVERCOMING CHALLENGES]
STEPS #20-24: With clear examples provided and backed up with sound resources by Charles DuhIgg, James Clear, and Steve Guise, Steve provides greater credibility to the material for Breaking Bad habits. In addition, links are provided to useful apps you can download to support you in creating and maintaining a habit lifestyle. There are apps for staying accountable and to track your progress and level of consistency.
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS AND STRATEGIES
* Complete with case studies from the author's personal experience, Steve walks you through the various stages for removing a bad habit by replacing it with a good one. He stresses as you will see in this book the importance elf, not only getting rid of a habit that isn't working but, the key is to replace it with a positive, productive habit that adds value to your life intend of taking it away.
* The 30 Day Habit Challenge [30DHC]: a great method for forming new habits.
* If-T
* hen technique [Implementation Intention]
* Finding replacement habits
* Creating Habits Reminders
* Keeping an accountability journal
* Tips on avoiding trigger locations
* How to maintain a healthy lifestyle and attitude
* Practice the "Streaking" Habit [one of my favourites]
* Plus tips and strategies for staying consistent and maintaining a positive attitude while making your habit changes.
The Key to breaking any habit is consistency and daily action. This is the core foundation of the book and it works for several reasons.
1. The book is well-structured and provides the reader with an enjoyable "reading" experience that only takes a couple hours to go through.
2. There are many useful techniques and strategies that can be implemented every day as habits
3. Offers excellent ideas for dealing with obstacles and challenges you are going to encounter along the way.
"Would you rather spend time on an activity that improves your life, or on something that could lead to poor health, bad finances, or reduced quality of life?"
If you answered yes, then I would certainly recommend this book for Breaking Bad Habits. Concise, no fluff and full of useful material without the useless jargon makes it a good read that can certainly add value to your quality of living.Bad Habits No More: 25 Steps to Break Any Bad Habit
August 14, 2015
There could be no simpler and better guide to changing one's habit. The author has a personal example to offer. This makes the whole prescription more credible. Worth a try as most of us need such a prescription.
July 6, 2015
Wow....worthy of reading twice!!
Excellent points and most worthy of taking a second read, then putting what you've learnt into action.
Steve S.J. Scott does it again. Great Job.
Excellent points and most worthy of taking a second read, then putting what you've learnt into action.
Steve S.J. Scott does it again. Great Job.
April 1, 2016
I was hoping for more on smoking cessation, which he does touch on briefly in places, but mostly its endless commentary on how he gave up looking at his cellphone in the evening.
May 27, 2016
A simple yet well thought out book. While the author's example was quite basic, the depth and clarity that went into identifying various scenarios, hurdles, etc. was pretty good!
May 18, 2019
Meh. In general, I like Steve Scott, but this book is kinda mediocre.
The information is decent, but nothing too spectacular. I found several spelling errors in the book, but it seems one of his earlier books, so I'm not too surprised. Seems like he's had plenty of time to fix those errors but hasn't.
Also in one section of the book he talks about quitting smoking by cutting down over a 90 day period. He says to smoke 20 cigarettes a day for 1-3 weeks, then 15 a day for another 1-3 weeks, and so on until you're only smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes a day for 1-3 weeks. This MAY work for some people, but it never would have worked for me. Not even a little. It's like telling heroin addicts to just shoot up a little less each day until you finally quit. Not a chance. "Cold turkey" is the only way some people can do it, in fact a lot of people have successfully quit smoking "cold turkey."
I like Steve Scott, but this book is not his best.
The information is decent, but nothing too spectacular. I found several spelling errors in the book, but it seems one of his earlier books, so I'm not too surprised. Seems like he's had plenty of time to fix those errors but hasn't.
Also in one section of the book he talks about quitting smoking by cutting down over a 90 day period. He says to smoke 20 cigarettes a day for 1-3 weeks, then 15 a day for another 1-3 weeks, and so on until you're only smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes a day for 1-3 weeks. This MAY work for some people, but it never would have worked for me. Not even a little. It's like telling heroin addicts to just shoot up a little less each day until you finally quit. Not a chance. "Cold turkey" is the only way some people can do it, in fact a lot of people have successfully quit smoking "cold turkey."
I like Steve Scott, but this book is not his best.
January 31, 2018
Another fairly common sense book about breaking bad habits. It is a step by step guide to breaking any bad habit broken down into three parts. This goes a bit deeper than just "just stop doing it". The author explains the concept of will power, and figuring out why we have this bad habit and what triggers it.
Also, the author explains how he used his own methodology to break his own bad habit. There is some planning involved. What happens when you slip? What happens when you do feel the urge for your bad habit?
And what about gradually breaking away from the bad habit? He explains incremental goals and small wins throughout the process of breaking your bad habit. I think if you do want to break a bad habit and need that little extra boost or encouragement, pick up this book.
Also, the author explains how he used his own methodology to break his own bad habit. There is some planning involved. What happens when you slip? What happens when you do feel the urge for your bad habit?
And what about gradually breaking away from the bad habit? He explains incremental goals and small wins throughout the process of breaking your bad habit. I think if you do want to break a bad habit and need that little extra boost or encouragement, pick up this book.
April 9, 2021
I have had a difficult time trying to break multiple bad habits but to no avail. Well I came across this material as a reference when reading another book. At first I did not expect much; however, after going through it, I had to say that I was really impressed with the information. It was succinct, yet easy to understand and well illustrated. Maybe now it's time for me to take actions to actually transform my bad habits into good ones. I will try and give it another review once I clear my first bad habit.
October 31, 2019
A simple Guider for your Bad Habits..
I recommend once you can read this book, But we should have stong desire to change our habits,.. He naratted book with step by step to over come from your Bad habits.. Good book I recommend you to read once...simple steps for changing habits.. Thank you steve for your Hardwork and experience tips you recommend readers. We can complete this Book with in 2 Hrs in maximum time
I recommend once you can read this book, But we should have stong desire to change our habits,.. He naratted book with step by step to over come from your Bad habits.. Good book I recommend you to read once...simple steps for changing habits.. Thank you steve for your Hardwork and experience tips you recommend readers. We can complete this Book with in 2 Hrs in maximum time
December 28, 2020
Habits and sticking to them! Yes. This book is practical at a real-life level. It’s not about impressing anyone. It’s about building your own solutions and routines that can achieve in chunks. It’s about helping you create a pathway to achieving small wins. I like the reminder to shift the focus from having tons of habit changes to having small routines one at a time. I like the approach that includes how to start, stay in the process, and overcome internal and external obstacles.
January 8, 2023
Quick read for the first weekend of the year 2023. It is one of that self-help books that share a lot of things you already know, but normally you don't do in your daily basis.
Anyway the book share some good tips to break bad habits, and this is a good mentality that we need to have.
But, even talking a lot about stoping to use the cellphone, the book share a lot of apps that does not exists anymore, that does not make sense even for me in the Tech area.
Anyway the book share some good tips to break bad habits, and this is a good mentality that we need to have.
But, even talking a lot about stoping to use the cellphone, the book share a lot of apps that does not exists anymore, that does not make sense even for me in the Tech area.
May 30, 2023
Informative
This was a very interesting and informative book. it gives tips that can be used by mostly everyone though I think some may not be so helpful I get the concept some things like cell phones can't be ignored emergencies do come up or important calls come in things beyond your control I guess it just depends on the situation. over all fast listen and fast read. well written.
This was a very interesting and informative book. it gives tips that can be used by mostly everyone though I think some may not be so helpful I get the concept some things like cell phones can't be ignored emergencies do come up or important calls come in things beyond your control I guess it just depends on the situation. over all fast listen and fast read. well written.
August 22, 2018
Useful at a certain level
Bad Habits No More by S. J. Scott definitely is a book that is worth your time. Although a few similar points are repeated throughout the text may make one confuse about the differences between the steps, they are quite crucial and would only do you good to have a glance at one or two more times.
Bad Habits No More by S. J. Scott definitely is a book that is worth your time. Although a few similar points are repeated throughout the text may make one confuse about the differences between the steps, they are quite crucial and would only do you good to have a glance at one or two more times.
July 17, 2017
Review
Good. But illustration only one one simple habit of cell phone sabbatical. However narrated different techniques to break bad habits in systematic and step by step method. Must read .
Hare Krishna
Good. But illustration only one one simple habit of cell phone sabbatical. However narrated different techniques to break bad habits in systematic and step by step method. Must read .
Hare Krishna
October 13, 2019
Although, this book borrows heavily from other books of this genre but it is effective. The writing is crisp and the content is distilled to work for anyone willing to bring a positive change in the habit formation-cessation department of life.
September 17, 2020
This book is definitely one you'll want to read if you have a bad habit to break. Steve uses his own experience of putting his phone away as an example throughout the book to demonstrate the steps. Plus he adds other examples. Other than a few typos, great book!
February 2, 2023
This is a well structured book that manages to work through strong strategies to break a habit. It is particularly strong on replacing one habit for another, and how to handle mistakes and relapses.
This book is well written. Yes it is straight forward. But it is logical and clear.
This book is well written. Yes it is straight forward. But it is logical and clear.
July 19, 2023
Loved it!
Starting today! I play endless games on my phone which takes away from my husband, kids and being productive in reaching my goals. I've been mindlessly letting life pass me by and life is too short to not enjoy it to the fullest. Thank you so much!
Starting today! I play endless games on my phone which takes away from my husband, kids and being productive in reaching my goals. I've been mindlessly letting life pass me by and life is too short to not enjoy it to the fullest. Thank you so much!
January 28, 2017
Simple and on point
A short and sweet guide about breaking the things that haunt you the most. Great book, a must read for everyone.
A short and sweet guide about breaking the things that haunt you the most. Great book, a must read for everyone.
July 24, 2017
Simple yet effiective...
Simple and effiective...i have been smoking from 20 years and I suddenly dont feel like smoking no urge no cravings....thank you so much for writing.
Simple and effiective...i have been smoking from 20 years and I suddenly dont feel like smoking no urge no cravings....thank you so much for writing.
August 16, 2017
Simple yet powerful tips.
November 1, 2017
Some good tools here. Nice, quick, helpful read.
December 26, 2017
Unfortunately cursing. Some motivating thoughts.
January 15, 2018
Good small book
Its a good simple book todo read in an evening. It has a lot of good advice and explain everything very well
Its a good simple book todo read in an evening. It has a lot of good advice and explain everything very well
January 17, 2018
No more bad habits
Thanks to this book for telling how to do a 30 day habit challenge I am starting the challenge today
Thanks to this book for telling how to do a 30 day habit challenge I am starting the challenge today
January 17, 2018
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January 25, 2018
Straightforward
This is a very short read on eliminating bad habits and REPLACING them with new ones. The tips are very straightforward and you can instantly take action on them.
This is a very short read on eliminating bad habits and REPLACING them with new ones. The tips are very straightforward and you can instantly take action on them.
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