...NORSWORTHY — Saw to Teach; The Macmillan Company, 1917. gives three laws of habit formation : " (1) We must take care to launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible. (2) Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. (3) Seize...

...The practical maxims of James on habit formation are always helpful. a. "In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take...as strong and decided an initiative as possible." 1 b. "Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. Each,...

...Williani^ames commend themselves to us insistently. "The first is that in the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take...with as strong and decided an initiative as possible. The second maxim is: Never suffer an_exceptiDn_to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your...

...they apply to the formation of any habit, handwriting included. (1) The first law of habit is: We must launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative...circumstances which shall reinforce the right motives. ... In short, envelop your resolution with every aid you know." This opens up the question of motivating...

...of a new habit probably have never been excelled. Here they are : " (1) In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take...care to launch ourselves with as strong and decided initiative as possible. (2) Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted...

...teacher of children. In this chapter he says that the first step in the acquisition of a new habit is to "launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible." This involves a mind set, an attitude which involves a specific purpose. The second maxim is "Never...

...the mechanisms of the treatment accord to a degree with James' 4 well-known law of habit formation, to "launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible." When a sudden and revolutionary readjustment of habits and attitudes has been thus accomplished, a...

...figurative language appeals to them. Very little explanation is necessary. 1. In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take...ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible.6 . . . , Accumulate all the possible circumstances which shall re-enforce the right motives,...

...rules for habit formation. By following them with care we can form almost any habit. The first maxim is "We must take care to launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible." This means that we should start not only with great enthusiasm and will power, but that we should make...

...necessary for the exercise of the will. Professor James tells us that " in the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take...with as strong and decided an initiative as possible " ; that you must " never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your...