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In the habit of …
Something that you indulge in too often, something which becomes second nature to you, becomes your habit. Do you have a habit? You may be in the habit of talking or laughing too loud, or scratching your nose too often or even staring at people without a reason.
Our habits reflect our personality. Our character can be judged by the habits we possess. There are many people out there with really strange and even annoying habits. Unfortunately, the people with these strange and annoying habits, do not themselves consider their habits as irritating.
Following is a list of habits which are most peculiar. If you are the proud owner of one or even a couple of these, then congratulations! It is a common understanding that “Old habits die hard”. Still if you try, you may be able to control some.
Dragging feet
Some people drag their feet along while walking (if you could call it that). Being too lazy, they do not even bother to lift their feet a few inches above the ground thus producing irritating sounds. The normal way is to walk taking measured steps and keeping a medium pace. Try it. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough.
Running fingers through the hair
A habit which is observed in both males and females. Those who are in the habit of constantly running their fingers through their hair, tend to be ‘showoffs’. The habit is also considered as cheap by many people who are sick of watching others do it. Another negative aspect of running your fingers through your hair is that it contributes towards damaging your hair. Your hands and fingers have sweat glands which when passing through your hair leave behind the oily sweat in it.
Playing with your parents’ mobile
Kids are really addicted to playing with cell phones. But mobiles are not toys. What you like to listen to is not really music. Those are the phone’s ringing tones. And what if you drop the thing while playing with it? It may break, you know. So it would be much appreciated if you left the cell phone alone.
Staring
Please don’t stare at people without a reason. Staring is mostly observed in males but some females are also into this habit. Unnecessary staring is not considered as an asset. It may cause a lot of confusion too. Rather than staring at someone, we should concentrate more on our own work.
Nail biting
What’s the matter? Hungry? Didn’t mommy give you any breakfast this morning? These are just some of the questions that come to my mind when I see someone biting their nails. I am sorry to say this but really nail biting is such a stupid habit. It’s unhygienic too. And you ruin your nails by constantly chewing on them.
Chewing your pencil
What’s the matter? Hungry? Didn’t mommy give you any breakfast this morning? Yes, I am repeating myself and no, I have not gone crazy. This habit, another very stupid one, too brings the same questions to my mind.
There are just too many students out there who have a habit of chewing the ends of their pencils or pens. Were you aware that you may be poisoning yourselves? Yes, your pencil has lead in it. And lead is poisonous! Chewing on your pens will have you drinking ink. That’s poisonous too!
Peeping into other’s rooms
This habit is more common in females. They go to somebody’s house and peep in their bedrooms, dining-room, TV lounge and kitchen to get an idea of their lifestyle. The habit reflects one’s own low self-esteem and mentality. You cannot go about disrupting other people’s privacy. Think about it. Would you want strangers peeping into your rooms in order to access you? Most certainly not!
Sarcastic attitude
Many people possess a sarcastic attitude. They are always bent upon finding faults in others and judging them unnecessarily. Such people are unable to appreciate or say something pleasant about anything. They always associate negative aspects to everything. Not only do they make the livers of others miserable, they also lead miserable lives themselves.
But they need to realize that not everyone is alike. The world is made up of all kinds of people. Variations have to be accepted whether you like it or not. They must broaden their outlook and learn to appreciate others for what they are. Sarcastic attitude is a sign of an unhealthy mind.
Gossiping
They say it is impossible to find a woman who does not gossip. But guys gossip too. Talking behind one’s back and fabricating stories about others not only messes the image of the person talked about, it also makes the gossiper look bad.
Gossiping can be attributed to numerous problems in our society. We must not believe gossip or idle talk without investigating it. The habit should be strongly discouraged by everyone.
Chatting
Chatting on the net is a common thing with the teenagers. Now, chatting with friends is acceptable, but fooling others by posing as someone else is not a nice thing to do. It is not a good habit. Unfortunately, this thing is becoming more and more common.
Do you have so much spare time and money to spend on fooling others on the net? I wish all those boys who pretend to be girls and all those girls pretending to be boys on the net, would stop and consider this for a while. Some habitual chatters may be offended by my specifically targeting them. They say that they are not the only ones doing this. But a bad habit is a bad habit. In no way does it mean that something wrong becomes something right if everyone is into it.
Self praising
Many people like blowing their own horn. They are known to praise their own selves. For example, if I keep on saying, “I am the best!” or “Sir always asks me questions because he thinks I am the most intelligent person in class”, wouldn’t I seem too proud and annoying? Such people like being at the centre of attraction. But the truth is that no one likes people who have a habit of talking high of themselves. If you really are that good, then you should be praised by others and not by yourself.
Manners
We must learn to behave ourselves in the company of others. Some people have bad manners for a bad habit. While visiting someone they gobble up everything the host offers. Please try and be more polite in your manners. Also don’t barge into anybody’s house whenever you feel like it. The proper way is to pay an occasional visit to a friend’s house and that too after calling him or her over the phone first. Unexpected visits are not considred as very courteous.
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