This blog post will be about eight seemingly good habits (tendencies, behaviors, mindsets) that are actually hurting us in the long term. They're harming our personal and professional lives, happiness, and health.

Some of these behaviors are indeed praise-worthy, but at the level they are a character of a lot of the society, they have lost the healthy balance and become hurtful.

For many years I also felt like these tendencies were something to strive for, and I tried to embody them, but through the years, I have realized how they have been more of a self-sabotage that is blocking me from true fulfillment and success than beneficial tools to reach goals.

We have spent so much time with this obsessive form of thinking - worrying - that we don't even notice anymore how we are engaging in it again. We believe it is our normal way of being.

Procrastination is not being lazy. Procrastination is when you postpone something you know you should be doing because you choose to do other seemingly important tasks instead.

How to overcome perfectionism. Perfectionism is one of the biggest reasons why people procrastinate. Once you learn how to overcome perfectionism, you will increase your productivity and efficieny hundredfold.

These habits hold you back not only in business, but also in life. You can have the best strategies for success in the world, but if you lack the right mindset, your results will still be very limited.

Hustle smarter instead of harder. Although it is important always to work hard, are you really making the best out of your hard work? Are you being consistent with your priorities and vision?

Simple techniques to avoid burnout, prioritize tasks, and accomplish more of the important things.