lpetrich
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10 Bad Habits of Unsuccessful People - Forge - "Instead of looking for traits to emulate, focus on ones to avoid"
Then what not to doOften, he’d tell me what he saw as the secret to his success: “I just try to avoid being unsuccessful,” he said. He studied what made someone (avoidably) unhappy, broke, or unmotivated — and then he avoided making the same mistakes.
1. Always being distracted
2. Only talking the talk
“I’m training for a marathon.” “I’m starting a business.” You know what’s better than announcing something on social media? Doing it.
3. Spending time with the wrong people
4. Always focusing on the negative
5. Procrastinating
6. Not listening to others
7. Giving in to laziness
8. Not being curious
9. Not being nice
Just be a nice person. If you have difficulty defining what a “nice person” is, you’re likely a jerk.
10. Giving up