Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Getting rid of unwanted habits eg slow reading

Hi, I came across this exercise the other day:

For example, to get rid of the habit of reading slowly, spend a couple of 5-10 minute sessions daily reading as slowly as you can. It's important that you don't allow yourself to start speeding up. As you read at this pace you tell yourself that you are doing this to get rid of the habit, and visualise yourself reading faster. You'll find that after the exercise you will automatically be reading quicker.

I can't remember the whole explanation about the principles of it, but it's something to do with making the habit seem so annoying that you will overcome it. Also, by reading so slowly, your mind knows that you can definitely read faster. It makes progress seem not just possible but probable.

The book said that this method can be used to eliminate most unwanted habits (not smoking or other addictions though - this is pretty obvious anyway, if you've read through the exercise).

Hope this will be of some use to somebody

It may work for getting rid of the smoking habit if a smoker forces himself/herself to smoke 3 times as much as normal. Smoke whenever the craving ISN'T there, so maybe it will show the body just how much the person really doesn't want to do it. Might make it easier to cut back.
BP

If it's an unwanted habit, why are you doing it? I think that is an essential thing to understand before trying to change any behavior.