This x1000. I wouldn't qualify as an "addict" by clinical definitions, but I have a set of bad habits. Over the last year or so I have been making journal entri

This x1000. I wouldn't qualify as an "addict" by clinical definitions, but I have a set of bad habits. Over the last year or so I have been making journal entries . The journal entries made me realize exactly what you said - the odds of falling into bad habits multiply several fold during periods where I don't know what I should do. I realize now that maintaining a journal is a very important and fruitful habit. It is a valuable exercise to record your feelings and state of mind at regular intervals. It will help you figure out your failure modes and patterns (if any) to your successes and failures.