Stalking the Wild Habit

By Noticing you can set a "trap" for a bad habit. If you know that you have a habit of using excess effort in an activity, Noticing before engaging in that activity is like setting up a trip-wire that will trigger a flash of awareness the instant the habit enters the scene. We only accept our habits because they disguise themselves as the most useful response to the desire to get something done. Therefore, when they are exposed as the interference that actually prevents natural and easy movement, we are much more likely to simply let them go.