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7 Habits Successful People Avoid
7 Habits Successful People Avoid
People Avoid
We all have bad habits that we struggle with, but are your habits
preventing you from being successful? I’m not talking about biting
your nails or fidgeting, but rather habits you may not even be aware
that you have.
1. Perfectionism
2. Waiting on opportunity
Opportunity doesn’t always knock; and those people who tend to sit
around and wait for it for it often miss the opportunities that are
waiting if they just put in a little effort. This sometimes also manifests
as someone waiting around for the “easy button” scheme that will
help them do the thing.
3. Driven to distraction
If you jump (and salivate?) every time your phone dings, and start to
feel itchy and unsettled if you’re unable to check it right away, you
might have a distraction problem. Social media, texts, emails — all of
these tasks pull us away from focusing on what you should be doing.
You’ll find that many successful people turn off notifications on their
devices — if they even have those distracting apps at all. Many
choose to opt-out from these distractions in order to focus on their
more important tasks.
5. Procrastinating
If you tend to put off your most important work until later, spending
the first part of your day answering emails, browsing the internet, etc.,
you’ll have trouble being as successful as you can possibly be. For
most people, their most productive time is when they first start
working, and so that’s the time you should tackle your most
challenging tasks.
If you can train yourself to “eat the frog” — that is, do your most
challenging work first — you’ll likely produce better work, more
efficiently, and in turn be more successful.
6. Resisting change
7. Multitasking
How many tabs do you have open in your internet browser right
now? How many apps running in the background on your phone? If
you find yourself constantly switching between tasks or jumping at
every interruption (see No. 3), you won’t ever be able to do your best
work, or truly focus on any one thing.
The great thing about habits is that they are changeable. While it may
be challenging to overcome an ingrained habit, it can be changed —
which means that your fate is not sealed, and you can increase your
own odds of being successful.
What additional bad habits would you say prevent people from being
successful? I’d be interested in reading your additions to the list in the
comments below.