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Because your bad habits are integral part of who you are. They’re pieces of the same construction that makes you you. Every feature – from your talents to your weaknesses – is a brick in that wall. You can’t just pull a brick out and throw it away without consequences. Your body and mind will search for a replacement. And the brain, being efficient, always chooses the shortest path – the simplest, most accessible option. Just like a baby always reaches for the nearest shiny toy.

Because:

• If you simply block the flow of water, it will find another way – flooding somewhere else. The same is true here: habits don’t just disappear. You can’t just “turn off the tap.”

• Redirect your “water” toward something useful – to build new, healthy qualities or habits. Have you long dreamed of becoming someone, learning something, doing something meaningful?

• Choose consciously – otherwise your subconscious will choose for you, like a child.

Why do children love sweets so much? Because sugar delivers quick, easily accessible energy: sugar → glucose → energy. The child’s brain thinks: “Why spend so much effort digesting all these boring vegetables when sugar gives me energy instantly?” Chocolate and meat belong to the same “high-reward” category. So, compared to sweets, porridge doesn’t stand a chance – it requires effort. The brain always picks the easy route.

It’s the same with smoking. If you don’t replace it with something, your brain will demand its cigarette. Why would a child give up a toy? The child doesn’t care that it’s poisonous. If you’re disciplined, hard on yourself, have good willpower or simply have no access to cigarettes, your subconscious will quietly look for another “brick” to replace the missing one in your internal wall – something close, easy, and accessible, just to prevent the whole wall from collapsing. That’s how it all works, simply put.

Summary:

Your subconscious is your inner child. If you don’t choose what to replace a harmful habit with, it will choose for you – usually something easier and more harmful. If you consciously assign the right substitution (for example, channeling an addiction into developing a useful talent), your subconscious will start making that exchange gradually – over the years.