“Clarity of values also **makes it possible to identify red-herring habits**. A red-herring habit is a habit that **we loudly claim to want to adopt, when we don’t actually intend to do so.** Often, red-herring habits reflect other people’s values or priorities. “I’m going to start cooking every night.” “I’m going to quit buying lottery tickets.” Like tomorrow logic, red-herring habits are dangerous, because **they allow us to fool ourselves about our actual intentions.**” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]] , [[self-reflection]] , [[habits]] , [[bad-habits]] , [[personal-values]] **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]