Reverse Engineering a Bad Year: How I’m Eliminating the Habits I Picked Up While Escaping a Financial Mess
Last year wasn’t my best year. Not because I’m weak. Not because I lack discipline. It happened because I was fighting a financial mess and working like crazy to escape it. Long hours. Constant pressure. Always “one more push”. And when life runs like that for long enough, something interesting happens. You start picking up survival habits . For me those included things like: Drinking more than I used to Smoking when stress piled up Working too much Not giving my body proper recovery At the time, it felt necessary. When you’re trying to get out of a hole , you grab whatever tools keep you moving. But now something important has changed. The financial pressure is easing. Which means it’s time for phase two . Not survival. Recovery. And the way I’m doing that is by reverse engineering the last year . Step 1: Remove the Environment That Created the Habit Bad habits rarely appear randomly. They usually grow from a specific environment . For me it ...