Essay on good habits

 

This list of good habits will serve you well whether you are a parent, student, entrepreneur or just a regular person.   Learning these habits now will help everyone get ahead in life.
1.   Get on a good schedule.

We need structure and routine in our lives.   Our bodies expect it.   They perform best when we operate on a regular schedule.   We especially need to eat and sleep about the same time each day.   If you are the parent of a young child, it is your job to teach this habit early.   This routine stays with a person their whole life and helps them to develop good work habits.   Find a schedule that works for you and stick to it!
2.   Eat a healthy diet.

Our brains need the right food to perform at their peak.   Don’t go to school on an empty stomach.   Students need to train themselves early to eat a balanced and healthy diet.   We tend to carry the habits we learn when we are young forward with us for most of our lives.   Learning to eat right now can avoid many health issues down the road.
3.   Learn to exercise.

We need physical activity to stay healthy.   The benefits of regular exercise are well documented.   We need to find exercise routines that are fun and match our individual tastes.   Developing a good exercise routine is a habit that will increase both the quantity and quality of your life.
4.   Practice gratitude.

It is so easy to get in the bad habit of envying what others have.   The grass often seems greener on the other side of the fence.   It is vitally important to learn gratitude.   Practice thinking about the things you have to be thankful about.   I do this with my daughter each evening when I put her to bed.   I ask her to recall the good things that happened that day.   We then take a few minutes and give thanks for those things.   This helps us both to train ourselves to be grateful.

5.   Develop good study habits.

Good manners are the first mark of good breeding and reflect directly on a person’s upbringing. I have been given a very simple criterion for judging manners – good manners are based on consideration for other people. Tact, diplomacy and hospitality – all these are based on good manners.For instance, take table manners.   You are not supposed to put your elbows on the table while eating because it doesn’t allow enough space for the person who is sitting next to you.       | Similarly, it is important for you to respond to someone who wishes you ‘good morning’ or says ‘namaste’, even if it a stranger. If you do not return the greeting, the stranger will feel insulted and will not greet others easily again.  For parents and teachers, there is one simple norm – do not tolerate bad manners. Give incentives and affection in return for good manners. But do not expect too much too soon. Children will learn by and by, but it is no point expecting a three year old to know about butter knives and a finger bowl.There are some simple guidelines to follow actually, though there are cultural differences to take into consideration. What is rude in Japan may be perfectly acceptable in Latin America. However, you will be forgiven for not knowing the rules of an alien culture. You will not be excused for being careless in your own country. In any case, always remember the principle of not making others uncomfortable. If you are in a mixed group, always greet the elders and the women first.Don’t shout to be heard. Don’t interrupt others while they’re talking. Don’t address elders and seniors by their names, unless they have specially asked you to, in India at any rate. Try ‘Sir/ Ma’am’ for strangers and ‘Uncle/ Aunty’ (or Chachaji, Mausiji etc) for familiar people. For a stranger who is not so old, it is better to suffix the name with ‘ji’, as a mark of respect.

It is said that early to bed and early to rise makes a man health, wealthy and wise. Early to bed and early to rise is a good habit. A habit means repetition of the same action in similar circumstances.

All men have habits. There are good and bad habits. They are of different kinds. Habits are acts which men indulge in to satisfy their needs. These habits are developed or learn from different sources. Drinking water, taking breakfast, lunch and dinner and sleeping at nights are habits, based on instinct.

Man has no control over thirst, hunger and sleep. They are therefore inborn habits. There are other habits acquired like brushing your teeth, taking a bath, wearing clothes, combing your hair etc., which help a man to look neat and healthy. A walk in the morning is a good habit for old men.

The needs of society develop in men some good habits. Man is a social animal and he can not live in isolation. Respecting elders, wishing ‘Good morning’, ‘Good evening’ and ‘Good night’ are good habits. Serving the cause of poor and needy, and respecting the social laws like observing queue are good habits. Men live in groups. These groups influence some habits. A man laughs when others in the group weep. These are group habits. Man wants happiness and peace. Listening to music and reading a book are good habits, which help a man to spend a peaceful life. Going to a temple or offering daily prayers are habits, which serve the needs of the soul.

Education is based on the principle of habit formation. Repetition makes learning easy. Learning a language i.e. speaking, reading and wring is based on habit. Similarly education helps in the development of good habits like punctuality, attention, concentration, cooperation, discipline etc...

As there are good habits, there are had habits too. We acquire them both from our friends and from the society in which we live. Smoking, drinking alcohol, drugging, speaking untruth, teasing the weak, committing acts of theft may all be considered as bad habits. Habits are easy to acquire but difficult to give up. They have a great hold on people and are not easily broken. So it is better not to acquire a bad habit than try to give it up later.