As the years go by it is increasingly apparent that more and more problems are creeping into individuals habits as well as society in general. I do not pretend to be exempt from this, for it was reflection upon my own life that caused me to analyze this in the first place. So, my question: Why is it that people fail to fix many bad habits that occur in their life.
A recurring cause of this, that I have noticed, is that many people take the easy way out and simply cease to care about the problem. They will tell you quite frankly that since they think that they are happy then there is obviously nothing wrong. This follows closely behind the apathetic social trend of "no consequences" where consequences are either eliminated entirely or shrugged off and forgotten without learning anything. The fact that this happens is a bad and dangerous habit in itself because you never improve and never even care to.
Another factor that plays into it is ignorance. All about us are people that just don't know, or remember, that the things that they do, or fail to do, is damaging their performance in life and other ventures. This ignorance is most often partial. With all the information that we have at our fingertips, pure ignorance is rare and is often the result of laziness. Failure to understand or realize our own flaws is also repeatedly used as an excuse.
Similar to not caring is being stubborn or lazy and consciously making the choice not to improve. This is were I am one of the biggest culprits. Muley behavior and pigheadedness never solved a problem. Many will refuse reformation only because the person presenting it has offended them in doing so. Procrastination also plays a big role. "I will do it tomorrow" or "I don't have time right now" can be signs of this.
In short, we are all fools most of our lives, it is unavoidable. What makes the difference is how we confront our problems. Not with apathy or excuses but head on with constant, little by little improvement.
Sincerely,
The Composed Cucumber