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Breaking Bad...Habits
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- Do More By Doing Less - Time Freedom for Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Solopreneurs
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- Mar 17, 2026
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- 513
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Summary
In 2023, I had knee replacement surgery and I went in for several follow-up appointments. It seems like every time I go in for a follow-up appointment, they ask me these same 15 questions they asked me last time, because why would that automate and populate (something about HIPAA, blah, blah, blah 🤔.) I usually get frustrated, but once in a while, I don't mind it so much because I like answering some of the questions. Why? Because I've developed some better healthy habits later in my life than I had earlier in my life. So, we'll, when the questionnaire says, "Hey, are you on any new prescription medications?", I get to check. Nope. And if it asks me, "Have you had any additional surgeries or hospitalizations?" Sure haven't. What about a smoker? Are you a smoker, Charles? Certainly not. Then it gets to the question, "Do you drink more than once or twice a week?" And you know, I lie. There are bad habits that many of us have developed myself as well. have a ton of bad habits that I must continually figure out how to break. And a bad habit, once ingrained and once wired into us, kind of sticks around forever, until you remove certain cues or rewire it.F or example, I've turned into my dad.At night, 8:30 or so I sit down on the couch or rather the chair with the ottoman and try to watch TV with the family. Something usually wonderful like the Voice, God help us 🤣 and I'll pass out pretty quickly cuz you know, dad stuff.I remember my dad would do that as we were kids and I would try to change the channel and. He instinctively knew and would wake up and say, "Oh, Tom Watson's on the 18th hole. Put it back." How he did that, I didn't know. Now I do, that's called being dad tired 😴. But either way, it sucks and it's not a family-friendly thing to do.Another bad habit I have is…