9 Middle-class habits that keep you broke, ... Acevedo • 3w. C odie Sanchez, founder of ContrarianThinking, suggests that many of us fail to build wealth due to certain bad habits we've developed.

Don't try to interrupt a bad habit. Instead, give in... and then think about how you feel about what you're doing.

Why aren't kids going to school? COVID taught them some bad habits. We must restore the rhythms of schooling and get kids back in the classroom consistently to make headway on academic recovery.

Bad rituals are those that are just empty forms, which do not promote the growth of persons but merely codify them. Being older myself, I can report that these rigidities do not soften with age.

Thankfully, swapping bad habits for more helpful alternatives is well within your grasp. “It’s a slow process, but you can make positive changes that last the whole of 2025,” Nina says.

Dr. Adi Jaffe, a California-based psychologist, knows firsthand the dangers of unhealthy habits, as he struggled with drug addiction himself. He shares some of his tips on stopping harmful behaviors.