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What makes something a bad habit?
Well, I feel bad habits have to fit a number of specific requirements:
They are repetitive negative behavior patterns.
They can be stopped with motivation and will power (unlike a mental condition like Tourrettes).
Society takes a dim view of them.
The habits break customs, laws, or mores.
Many people find the habit annoying, repulsive, or something to be avoided.
The habit could negatively affect your health or wellness.
The habit keeps someone from being their best.
There is some wiggle room in what is (or isn’t) a bad habit.
For instance, a vegan may view eating non-plant-based food to be a bad habit. They can cite many health reasons why meat is bad, and they can tell you that it is not moral to kill animals.
For a vegan, eating a grilled chicken is a bad habit—but for me, it isn’t.
In the following list of 283 bad habits, I tried to find every bad habit that the majority of society would view as a bad habit. Perhaps 20 years in the future some of these bad habits may seem old fashioned, like showing your ankles in the Victorian Age.
Some practices that didn’t make the list of bad habits, like eating healthier meats, may not have quite enough people who feel that way to make the list.
Bad habits, like picking your nose, are negative repetitive behaviors that do not endear you to anyone.
Bad habits are ultimately decided by a consensus of society, and the views of society change with time.
You have before you what I believe is the ultimate list of bad habits—283 negative actions that you should consider ceasing if you want to live a life of meaning and stay healthy.
If you feel that important bad habits have been left off the list, please leave a comment in the bottom and I will consider adding more to this list.
Let’s get to it.
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Top 10 Habits That Offend OthersI』ll admit it: I could easily name this section 「habits that annoy me.」 We all have annoying habits we see in other people that particularly bother us.
Since this is my blog, we will start off with my top 10 offensive bad habits. But if you feeling like sharing ones that tick you off, then feel free to add them in the comment section and I』ll grow this section to accommodate those bad habits that YOU hate.
Top 10 Habits That Offend Others1. Being more than five minutes late for an appointment
2. Picking your nose
3. Overly affectionate public displays of affection (PDA)
4. Picking your teeth in public
5. Overusing slang and 「text speak」
6. Checking iPhone/iPad at dinner.
7. Eating with mouth open
8. Having alligator arms (never picking up checks)
9. Popping/snapping gum in public
10. Talking during movies
Bad Habits That Waste Your Time
Like many people, I freely admit to sometimes falling into the trap of these time-wasting bad habits. Spending an hour on a video game or Facebook, or watching a show on Netflix may decrease your productivity, but if it is a source of enjoyment, it is okay sometimes.
The problem with many of these mindless activities is that they are mindless. They waste our time, we lose our sense of time, and we often spend a lot longer on these activities than we realize. The worst part about it is that they can be so mindless that sometimes we do not really get enjoyment from them. They are just wasted time.
So I have nothing against spending an hour on a video game or Facebook, but it’s important to realize the impact on your overall productivity and keep the amount of time spent on these activities to an 「acceptable」 amount.
Bad Habits That Waste Your Time11. Twitter
12. Running errands in rush hour
13. Reddit
14. Watching commercials, infomercials, or advertisements
15. Spending time worrying about spam comments, negative reviews, and Internet trolls
16. Facebook addiction
17. Watching reality television
18. Going to the mall or shopping to kill time, not for any specific need
19. Overindulging on Netflix
20. Video games
21. Finishing a book you hate, just to get it done
22. Watching random videos that scroll across your feed about someone’s child or cat
23. Worrying about things that could go wrong
24. Watching an endless stream of YouTube videos
25. Trying to change another person’s opinions
26. Chasing small money, when your business has a bigger vision
27. Reading Buzzfeed and other mindless entertainment
Bad Habits That Impact Your HealthThere are lots of things that are bad for our health. Driving fast, sky diving, skiing; anything with a decent amount of 「risk」 involved is bad for our health on some level.
However, most of these endeavors do not meet the criteria for being a 「bad habit.」 They are just fun activities that have an element of risk involved.
Bad health habits are things that put our lives or wellness at risk with zero upside.
Take the water drinking habit as an example. Most people spend the majority of their lives dehydrated without even realizing it. Being marginally dehydrated for an hour will have no real side effects, but over time, it can add to a slew of potential bad health effects.
The worst thing about many of these bad health habits is that the cures are simple. Getting rid of these bad habits are tiny lifestyle changes that should never be difficult to implement.
Of a bit more difficulty are the 「bad eating habits」 listed below. Those habits also fall under the umbrella of 「bad for your health,」 but there are enough of them that they deserve their own topic.
Bad Habits That Impact Your Health28. Not getting enough sleep
29. Eating past 8 p.m.
30. Not telling your doctor the truth
31. Overeating (We suggest adding this drink to your diet instead.)
32. Not protecting yourself from the sun
33. Eating too much red meat
34. Poor posture
35. Smoking eCigarettes
36. Spending too much time looking at a screen
37. Not dealing with stress
38. Not maintaining preventative health care
39. Not drinking enough water
40. Putting your health last
41. Distracted driving
42. Not moisturizing
43. Obsessing over things that have already happened
44. Wearing headphones for too many hours
45. Wearing the wrong shoes
46. Frequently wearing high heels for too long
Bad Habits Related to Diet and Nutrition「You are what you eat!」
While that statement may be a bit trite and overused, it does have a ring of truth to it.
If you eat a lot of 「comfort foods,」 you will likely end up nice and comfortable, with extra padding around the middle, lounging around all day nice and lethargic.
On the other hand, while cruciferous vegetables may never make your mouth water, they do a heck of a lot to give you energy and increase your health.
The bad eating habits listed below run the gamut, from simply eating too much to emotional eating, where it is difficult to sense how much food you really consume (and you don’t care how bad it is for you).
Now let me be clear: I am by no means saying that you can NEVER partake in any of these bad eating habits. That would make for a fairly dull diet.
But all of these bad habits are a slippery slope.
It is easy to say, 「One piece of chocolate today won’t kill me,」 because it won’t. But then you start to have chocolate every day. Then the pieces get bigger and bigger, and soon enough you have a chocolate problem.
The bad eating habits come in many forms, from simply eating too much to emotional eating,.
Next thing you know you are dealing with some shady chocolate dealer on a street corner trying to get your fix of the latest Godiva chocolagte.
The secret to all of these bad habits is to partake in them infrequently. If you find you partake in any of these bad eating habits more than three times a week, you may want to consider taking steps to eliminate this bad habit…or at go 30 days without it and see how you feel.
Bad Habits Related to Diet and Nutrition
47. Giant portion sizes
48. Mindless eating
49. Excessive salt
50. Drinking soda
51. Drinking diet soda
52. Eating to quickly
53. Eating candy
54. Drinking coffee
55. Eating white sugar
56. Nibbling while cooking
57. Skipping breakfast
58. Eating chocolate
59. Emotional eating
60. Drinking energy drinks
61. Fast food
62. Eating dairy
63. Eating gluten
64. Too many meals away from home
65. Having meat for most meals
66. Adding too much sugar
67. Too many liquid calories
68. Snacking
69. Too many processed foods
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Editor: Laura Lee
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