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Background
For almost ten years, I struggled with nail biting—especially in moments of boredom or stress. I tried numerous times to stop, with at best temporary (one week) success. The techniques I tried ranged from just "paying attention" to punishing myself for doing it (this didn't work at all).
Recently, I've been interested in metacognitive techniques, like TYCS. Inspired by this, I've succeeded in stopping this unintended behaviour easily and for good (so far).
The technique is by no means advanced or original—it's actually quite simple. But I've never seen it framed this way, and I think it might help others struggling with similar unconscious habits.
Key insights
There are two key insights behind this approach:
Therefore, transforming such an unconscious behavior [...]
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Outline:
(00:04) Background
(00:49) Key insights
(01:17) The technique
(02:10) Breaking the habit loop
(02:47) Limitations and scaling
The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
Background
For almost ten years, I struggled with nail biting—especially in moments of boredom or stress. I tried numerous times to stop, with at best temporary (one week) success. The techniques I tried ranged from just "paying attention" to punishing myself for doing it (this didn't work at all).
Recently, I've been interested in metacognitive techniques, like TYCS. Inspired by this, I've succeeded in stopping this unintended behaviour easily and for good (so far).
The technique is by no means advanced or original—it's actually quite simple. But I've never seen it framed this way, and I think it might help others struggling with similar unconscious habits.
Key insights
There are two key insights behind this approach:
Therefore, transforming such an unconscious behavior [...]
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Outline:
(00:04) Background
(00:49) Key insights
(01:17) The technique
(02:10) Breaking the habit loop
(02:47) Limitations and scaling
The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.
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First published:
Source:
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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