Rogan: OH! Also, one other thing: the psychological discomfort of not fulfilling a habit happens regardless of whether said habit is GOOD or not.
This is why we have to be super careful what habits we build and what behaviors we repeat. It's one thing if we feel a nagging "I need to floss/brush my teeth" discomfort, it's another completely if we get tetchy if we don't mindlessly check [insert website here] a certain number of times. This can lead to a sorta vicious cycle of creating a bad habit, which causes psychological discomfort, which we try to fend off by more perfectly following the habit, leading to more discomfort...
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This is why we have to be super careful what habits we build and what behaviors we repeat. It's one thing if we feel a nagging "I need to floss/brush my teeth" discomfort, it's another completely if we get tetchy if we don't mindlessly check [insert website here] a certain number of times. This can lead to a sorta vicious cycle of creating a bad habit, which causes psychological discomfort, which we try to fend off by more perfectly following the habit, leading to more discomfort...