你的生活正在被坏习惯不断地侵蚀？我从几年前开始改变我的习惯，现在我已经养成以素食为主的用餐、每天锻炼身体、每天写新文章、早起等等好习惯，并且还不断尝试着新习惯来进一步提高我的生活。

　　Here are some ideas I’ve found useful:

　　这里是一些方法，我觉得可以非常有用的帮助你摆脱坏习惯：

　　1. Commit for a Month. Thirty days is all you need to make a habit change permanent. Less time than that and the new alternative might not be hardwired into your brain. More time and any failures to last are usually a failure of strategy, not duration.

　　1.坚持一个月。30天已经足够让你培养一个永久不变的好习惯了。时间太短则不能根植到你的大脑内，形成长久的习惯。若坚持时间很长但仍然失败往往是由于失败的策略，因为这时候时间的长短并不再是决定性因素。

　　2. Replace What You Lose. Your habits fulfill needs. When you suddenly cause a change, you may inadvertently cut them out. Before you make a change, write down all the benefits you currently get from your bad habit and make sure they are retained going into the new habit.

　　2.补偿你丧失的。无论习惯的好坏，你的每一个习惯都是迎合需求的。如果你突然改变其中的一个坏习惯，你便会丧失以前一些坏习惯所带来的好处。所以在开始新习惯前，写下现在的坏习惯中对你有好处的地方，在培养新习惯时就尝试把这些好处保留下来，融入新的好习惯中。

　　3. Start Small. Changing habits isn't a matter of willpower, but patience and strategy. Don't expect to overhaul your diet, exercise or thinking patterns in a day. Tackle one habit at a time.

　　3.从小处着手。改变一个习惯与意志力并没有重要的联系，相反耐心和策略却非常重要。不要妄想在一天内改善你的饮食习惯、锻炼方式或者思考模式。你需要一步一步来，从小处着手，每次一个好习惯。

　　4. Know the Benefits. Get clear in your mind what the benefits are of making a change. If making a change rationally seems good but it doesn't feel good, it won't stick. Emotions have more power than many of us realize.

　　4.了解好习惯的优点。让自己清楚的了解到新习惯改变会带来的好处和优点。有理性地培养新习惯听起来不错，但是感觉上却有些别扭。因为去培养习惯的感情远远比理性的强迫更有动力。

　　5. Write it Down. Winston Churchill once said, “Plans are useless, planning is invaluable.”Writing out any commitments you make will give you clarity both to what you desire and how you intend to do it.

　　5.把习惯写下来。邱吉尔说过，”纸上谈兵是没用的，只有开始行动才有用。”把实行的计划，会得到的好处和希望达到的目标统统写下来。

　　6.Swish. A technique from NLP. Visualize yourself performing the bad habit. Next visualize yourself pushing aside the bad habit and performing an alternative. Finally, end that sequence with an image of yourself in a highly positive state. See yourself picking up the cigarette, see yourself putting it down and snapping your fingers, finally visualize yourself running and breathing free. Do it a few times until you automatically go through the pattern before executing the old habit.

　　6.Swish.一个NLP的方法。形象地表演你现有的坏习惯，接着又形象地表现当你有好习惯后的样子，把它们录下来。相互对比一下，你就会进入一个非常积极的状态。慢慢地习惯开始培养，当你拿起香烟时，会把立刻把它扔掉，然后又开始天天锻炼身体。重复表演几次，直到你的积极状态一直都在保持，并且轻松地踢掉你的坏习惯后。

　　7. Tell a Friend. Get some leverageon yourself. Tell a friend your plan so you will be more likely to commit to the change.

　　7.告诉一个朋友。使你产生一些压力。把你的计划告诉一个朋友，那么你更可能去改变坏习惯。

　　8. Make it an Experiment. Be a scientist. Just try the new habit to see what it will be like, rather than a great emotional struggle. This will help keep you focused on conditioning the trial and allow you to view results with less bias.

　　8.把它当作一个试验。像一位科学家一样，把培养习惯当作一次尝试，而非一个心理斗争。这将有助于集中对待，随时调整和正确对待结果。

　　9. If at First You Don't Succee... Most big changes aren't going to happen the first time. It took me three attempts before I finally stuck on with exercising regularly. Now I love it. Don't be too hard on yourself if you fail the first time; just tweak your approach and go again.

　　9.如果第一次失败了。大部分伟大的改变都不会一次成功的。我尝试了三次才成功地培养起坚持有规律锻炼的习惯。不要对自己要求太高了，第一次失败了，调整一下，再试一次。

　　10. Get Out of Hazard Zones. Get yourself out of situations that can trigger your old habit. Remove junk food from your house. Don't go to places where you might break your budget. This isn't always possible, but do your best to avoid temptation.

　　10.远离危险区。远离那些可能再次触发你旧习惯的地方。像把垃圾食品从冰箱里清出去；不要去让你会产生冲动性消费的地方。虽然这一条未必总是能避免的，但是尽量尝试避免这些充满诱惑的危险区。

　　11. Use "But". A prominent habit-changing therapist once told me this great technique for changing bad thought patterns. When you start to think negative thoughts, use the word "but" to interrupt it."I'm no good at this, but, if I work at it I might get better later."

　　11.使用”但是”。一位杰出的习惯专家曾经告诉我一个非常有效的习惯培养方法：每当你开始陷入低沉时，便使用”但是”来改变你的想法。比方说：”我对这个一窍不通，但是，我尝试一下说不定可以做好它。”

　　12. Know the Pain. Feel what will happen to you if you don't make a change. Use your imagination to enhance the image of your results should you do nothing.

　　12.了解其坏处。想像你一直保持这些坏习惯将带来的坏影响。并且不断地加强你对它的坏处的了解，值得你意识到要求改变它。

　　13. Add Role Models. Start spending more time with people who live the way you want to live. Join groups and find mentors who have already adapted the habits you want to take on. They can be invaluable in giving you the positive reinforcement and guidance you need.

　　13.模范作用。与那些有着好习惯的人相处。参加学习小组，接受那些已经成功培养好习惯的朋友的指导。模范的影响会提供很多正确的方法及正面的推动力。

　　14. Stay Consistent. Try to keep as many aspects of your habit in control when conditioning to make the associations stronger. For the first month don't just exercise a few times a week, but every day. Do things at the same time and in the same pattern to ensure your results stick.

　　14.保持一致。尽量把培养习惯中所有的因素都考虑周全，使习惯培养的过程保持一致。比如培养坚持锻炼的习惯，便不能一个月内只锻炼几次，而要天天坚持。并且坚持保持在同样的时间，和同样的运动量。

　　15. Keep it Simple Stupid! Habits should be one or two rules, not 20. If your plan looks like a User License Agreement from Microsoft, it's probably too long. Keep changes simple so they will be easier to adhere to.

　　15.保持简单。建立习惯的要求只需要几条就可以了，保持简单，千万不要让你的要求像Microsoft的用户使用协议那么长（那也太长了吧～）。保持你的改变简单，从而更容易坚持。

　　16. Remind Yourself. Put reminders of your habit around you. After spending a few years changing many habits, I've learned that one of the biggest ways I've failed is simply a poor memory. Forgetting to run a trial one day leads to two until your back where you started. Put up Post-It notes, affirmations or whatever you need to stay consistent.

　　16.提醒自己。不断地提醒自己，防止自己忘记。在这几年的习惯培养中，我发自己最大的缺点便是健忘。因此常常忘记去坚持培养习惯，从而导致几天都没有去培养。所以保持一份习惯培养清单，或者使用其他可以提醒你的方法。

　　17. Motivate Yourself. Get the motivation when things get tough. Check out 20 Motivation Hacks for some good ways to do that.

　　17.激励自己。当你变得消极时，不要忘记为自己加油鼓气，激励自己。

　　18. Break Down Your Goals. Use habits to get your goals. Break down your goal to be wealthy into habits of investing, frugality and entrepreneurship.

　　18.冲刺目标。培养好习惯来冲刺你的人生目标。

　　19. Don't Strive for Perfection. Focus on the habits that are important and minimize those that aren't. I've changed many major habits, but I've also learned to let minor problems exist if they distract me from the bigger picture.

　　19.不要坚持完美主意。集中于那些重要的好习惯，改变这样重要的习惯。一些小的坏习惯并不是那么重要，你可以慢慢再改，不要坚持完美主义，想一次就全部改变。

　　20. Do it Now. Waiting for life? The best way to learn how to change those stubborn habits in your life is to practice. Make a change now and in a month you can have a completely new way of living.

　　20.现在就开始。还需要等待什么？马上就开始你的好习惯培养，融入你的新的更好的生活方式吧。