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The biggest problem with skip-days like these is that they

eventually lead to quitting or giving up. The one-time exception

then becomes the rule.

Getting off track can make it very difficult to get back on track.

That’s why Zen encourages establishing a daily routine as we will

see in an upcoming chapter.

For now, let’s talk a bit amore about rationalization.

You use rationalization when you try to justify less than optimal

behavior or feelings. So what you’re doing is finding a way to distort

facts to make things appear better than they actually are.

Here’s something to think about- you say you’re going to follow a

diet plan but that only lasts the first three days. Or you have every

intention of going to the gym, since you got a membership, but only

do it once.

So what happens here? A few possibilities could be that you aren’t

serious about it, you forget why it’s important or it becomes too

difficult. You may also give up in disappointment or you start to

rationalize.

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