[Octavian82]

Great article Steve!
While reading it, the "bad habit" I had in mind to get rid of was "smoking cigarettes".
I´m calling it a habit instead of addiction because it´s mainly a mental problem.

I want to post some possible steps concerning stop smoking and your 3-step-process that could serve as an example for all the readers:

Before:
- become aware, that smoking is a problem (addiction)
- become aware, that stop smoking could positively change your live

Early Game (collecting information):
- how does nicotine work in your body/brain
- how does it influence your lungs/stamina
- what diseases it may cause (cancer)
- your clothes/rooms smell bad
- it harms people around you
- how much money you spend for it and what you could buy with it instead
- talk to people that succeeded
as a contrast "positive" things like:
- it´s some kind of social event
- easier getting in contact with people
- relaxing

Middle Game (small steps):
- try smoke less
- do some endurance sports (smoking will annoy you because of your bad stamina)
- don´t take part in every smoking pause of your collegues at work, or instead eat some fruit instead of smoking (just to keep the "social event" argument)
- try to find alternatives to relax
- find someone that wants to quit smoking with you

End Game:
- you recognise that you are feeling better and better after time and that it would be not too hard to quit smoking completely

Personally I currently find myself in the transition from Early Game to Middle Game and i want to keep going =)