Source: How to Break Up with Your Bad Habits
Breaking habits is hard. This is largely because we are constantly barraged by stimuli engineered to make us crave and consume, stimuli that hijack the reward-based learning system in our brains designed initially for survival. Here’s something really useful on the subject:
Trust me, willpower is over rated. Here’s a quick read on the science behind developing the habits you want:
“Trying to change behavior through willpower alone rarely works in the long term. Willpower gives out. New behavior sticks in the long term when you make it automatic.” JOSHUA SPODEK, InC.
Source: Science Shows Habits Spread Like Disease. How to Catch the Habits You Want