Refuse to Change? Because It is Not Painful Enough
I have a bad habit of paying the bills in the last minute. I will make payment just two or three hours shy from the deadline. I do not understand why I have this bad habit but I supposed I just want to see money inside my account for as long as possible.
I forgot to pay for my son's school fees. He was locked out from the library and lab. He texted me and I immediately make payment. Obviously, I had an earful from my wife. I have no excuse as the money has been set aside for the school already.
Do I enjoy rushing to pay bills? No. I hate the stress. Yet I refuse to change until this morning. It was my stupidity that causes stress to the family. I have just set up the auto payment. The setup process took less than 5 minutes. If I have setup the autopayment earlier, I would not have gotten my son and myself into trouble. Why did I not set up the auto payment earlier? It was because it was not painful enough for me to make the change.
There are still many more payments which I should set auto payment. I am still procrastinating. As I probe further into my life, I still have many bad habits. I am aware of those bad habits and its cost. I did not change those is because it is not painful enough. I hope when I want make a change, it is not too late.
Do you have any habits that you want to change? Change it now, before it gets painful.