Why Every Single Habit Can Be A Waste Of Time

Lukas Schwekendiek
3 min readMar 15, 2024

Every habit is a waste of time.

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Well, every habit is a waste of time if it’s done too much.

There is almost no habit that is actually good for you if you do it too much.

  • Waking up early is bad if you miss out on too much sleep, yet sleeping too much is bad because you miss out on too much day-time.
  • Working too hard causes burnout and the results may not even reflect the work you put in, but working too smart causes laziness and overthinking.
  • Not reading anything keeps your mind numb, while reading too much, especially too much self-improvement, causes you to miss out on taking action or practice what you’ve learned.
  • Watching too many News leads to a lot of negativity, as few news are actually positive and watching too little makes you ignorant about the world.
  • Trying desperately to reach success makes you always think about your shortcomings, but not trying to reach your own version of success at all will fill you with much regret down the line.
  • Doing nothing for fun is very hardcore and can lead to despair as positivity becomes a rare occurrence for you, yet doing too much for fun, may not lead you to reach your dreams.
  • Spending no time with your family makes you…

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Lukas Schwekendiek

Life Coach, Speaker, Writer. Published on TIME, Inc & Huffington Post. Coaching available again! Email: Lukas.schwekendiek@gmail.com with the word "Coaching"