HEALTHY HABITS: GUIDE TO
REDUCING BAD HABITS
1. Awareness
Acknowledge your bad habits of social media
addition and think of good habits you could
replace it with.
2. Avoidance
Cues can be a big cause to habits like social media
dependency. Avoid cues by leaving your phone in
the car while you're in class or work so you will
be less likely to fiddle with your phone.
3. Action
Start performing your desired good habits
whenever you are tempted or cued to check your
social media.
4. Rinse and repeat
Once you have successfully replaced your bad
habit of social media dependency with a good
one, move on to your next poor habit and do it
all over again.
5. Stay Practical
Habits are hard to break for a reason - that's
what makes them habits. If you don't end up
succeeding the first time, don't be discouraged
and keep trying.
Additional Helpful resources:
https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/changing-habits/
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/11/career-lab-habits
https://hbr.org/2021/02/what-does-it-really-take-to-build-a-new-habit