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Break the habit: how to stop negative behaviours from standing in your way

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Be kind to yourself. Instead of engaging with your own personal hater (Photo: Getty Images/Gallo Images)
Be kind to yourself. Instead of engaging with your own personal hater (Photo: Getty Images/Gallo Images)

Feeling a bit low or in a funk and not sure why? Maybe you need to look at things you’re doing every day that could be affecting your mood. When it comes to happiness, habitual thought patterns and behaviours can be a powerful thing.  

While it’s good to think about habits you’d like to cultivate to be happier, it’s just as important to think about bad habits you may not even be aware of that could steadily be chipping away at your emotional, mental and physical wellbeing. 

Here are five habits you should break right now if you want to be happier and improve your life. 

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