The desire to get rid of the bad in oneself is a good sign, indicating that the person is becoming mature. Self-improvement work takes a lot of time and serious effort, but its rewards can dramatically change your life for the better.
Instructions
Step 1
Start to train your intellect, develop aesthetic taste, take care of your body. A. P. It was not without reason that Chekhov said that everything in a person should be fine. Everything in life is interconnected, one entails another. As soon as you start to get rid of some traits, others will begin to appear in their place. And it depends only on you what they will be. Read good books, watch movies that have become classics, visit museums, exhibitions, galleries. Art ennobles a person, with its help you will become better and more harmonious.
Step 2
Form a new environment. The character of a person is constantly being formed and greatly depends on the people who surround him. With well-read and educated people, you will become more intelligent, and in the company of individuals who are only interested in beer and football, you will also lose interest in anything else. Try to be close friends and associate only with people you want to be like.
Step 3
A psychological technique of self-control will help to get rid of the bad in oneself. Make a list of the characteristics that you would like to change in yourself. Each negative trait has its positive reflection: laziness - hard work, deceit - truthfulness, aggressiveness - kindness, indifference - attentiveness. Add to your specifications what you want.
Step 4
Pick your worst trait that you would like to change first. Describe in detail how this trait manifests itself, how exactly it bothers you. Then imagine a typical situation in which your negative characteristic is clearly manifested. Think and write down the desired behavior in such a situation.
Step 5
Start training yourself for your desired scenario. Let's say you want to get rid of excessive temper. Think of a vivid case when your hot temper let you down, but instead of reacting aggressively, play out a positive scenario in your head. Repeat this exercise until the desired response begins to manifest involuntarily.
Step 6
In life, try to keep track of situations in time that can lead to an explosion of anger. Stop the evil words and repeat the ones that have been rehearsed. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't work right away. Keep working on yourself and you will get rid of all bad things.
