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Never try to quit a bad habit outright – it’s better to replace it. If you don’t, your subconscious will find its own substitute. When you quit smoking, for instance, you’ll likely start overeating. That’s because smoking and eating both engage the same mechanism – the sucking reflex. In newborns, this reflex is innate: they feed while sucking on their mother’s breast. At that moment, the child feels no anxiety or discomfort. Short-sighted parents exploit this by giving their child a pacifier just to keep them quiet. This parental weakness increases the child’s risk of developing a tendency to smoke later in life. As adults, these instincts remain, buried deep in the subconscious.

Remember:

• Your subconscious is your pre-conceptual self – the infant within you. It’s pure, honest, and carries a lifetime of memories. What once terrified you still terrifies that inner child.

• Most people tend to overeat, though everyone is different. Some may find other substitutes more fitting.

• Bad habits shouldn’t be fought against – they should be replaced with good ones. This book about it.