http://www.movements.net/2006/07/05/dont-stopstart.html The companion website to the new book by Steve Addison Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.movements.net/2006/07/05/dont-stopstart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2145 peregrinatio Blog » this page belongs to:- » Nature abhors a vacuum Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:44:43 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/06/05/dont-stopstart.html#comment-2145 [...] Steve Addison writes;If you want to change something in your life, it’s common to try to stop the behaviors you don’t like. While this certainly seems logical, it seldom works. The reason is simple – it unintentionally creates a vacuum where the old behaviors used to be. And since nature hates a vacuum it will fill it with anything it can find – usually the very behaviors you’re trying to stop since they’re so familiar. Instead of stopping certain behaviors, try focusing on what you want to create – and the new behaviors you need to get there. Eventually, with practice, new behaviors will develop enough muscle to naturally replace the old ones. [...] [...] Steve Addison writes;If you want to change something in your life, it’s common to try to stop the behaviors you don’t like. While this certainly seems logical, it seldom works. The reason is simple – it unintentionally creates a vacuum where the old behaviors used to be. And since nature hates a vacuum it will fill it with anything it can find – usually the very behaviors you’re trying to stop since they’re so familiar. Instead of stopping certain behaviors, try focusing on what you want to create – and the new behaviors you need to get there. Eventually, with practice, new behaviors will develop enough muscle to naturally replace the old ones. [...]

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