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Fear As a Gremlin Tool

Habits are cemented in place by fear. Fear is your gremlin’s primary
tool. At the time he talked you into forming a particular behavior into a
habit, that behavior may have made very good sense. If your parents
punished you when you expressed anger or discontent as a child, it would
have made sense for you to develop a happy-face façade. (This is one of my
least favorite façades. People who feel an inner contentment don’t have the

need to smile all the time.) A behavior that you incorporated as a child will
be appropriate in certain situations. To the extent that that behavior is a
habit, however, it may interfere with your excitement, your spontaneity, and