Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction 1

Part I Understanding your Habit

1 Your Habit Is a Sign of Your Mental Health 34

2 Wisdom Will Show You the Way 41

3 Why You Feel Hijacked 51

4 Your Habit Isn't Personal 64

5 You Need Insight, Not Information 72

6 Urges Are Your Inner Alarm Clock 82

7 That Voice Is Not "You" 91

8 All Thought Is Temporary and Fleeting 100

9 Willpower Is the Wrong Tool 111

10 All Thoughts Fade 122

11 When You Don't Give In to Urges, your Habit Changes 129

Part II Ending Your Habit

12 Wake Up to the Soundtrack of Your Mind 138

13 There Is Power in the Pause 144

14 There Is Nothing You Must Do 154

15 Understanding Thought Changes Everything 160

Part III Lifelong Change

16 It Gets Easier 168

17 Setbacks Are Meaningless 176

18 Forget What You Think You Know 185

19 Build Healthy, Inside-Out Habits 193

Final Thoughts 201

References 209