In this blog, I wanted to keep you updated about how I am in the process of getting rid of one of my bad habits and how I am going to able to achieve this.
I have a terrible habit of having to let the water run from the faucet whenever I am almost done brushing my teeth. When I brush my teeth, I put some water on my toothbrush and start brushing, and then I have to turn on the faucet like 10 seconds before I'm ready to actually goggle with water. Although I recognized the fact that I'm wasting water by doing this, it has been very difficult to fix this habit. I realized this project will give me a perfect reason and time to rid this habit.
One of my methods that I used to eliminate this habit is that I would leave bathroom as soon as I am ready to brush my teeth, and then brush in my room without going back to the bathroom until I was entirely finished with brushing my teeth. This would fit into the category of positive punishment, since I do not like the feeling of my mouth getting burned while moving to the bathroom.
The hardest part about the challenge was probably just trying to brush my teeth regularly. (just kidding) Initially, this was very difficult in that I was trying to get rid of the habit I have had for such a long period of time. However, I started to develop another habit that almost replaced my bad habit. I found myself having a conversation with my roommates every time brush my teeth, since I'm not in the bathroom. I also explained my motivation and intention of doing so and both of my roommates ended up doing the same thing in the end. It turned out that brushing teeth has become a sort of social ritual for us, in that we just start having conversations whenever we brush our teeth.
In this perspective, this challenge was much easier than I thought. Now I habitually leave bathroom after I put toothpaste on my toothbrush, and I am extremely content with how brushing teeth has become our own "teatime".
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