Breaking Bad...Habits
From Do More By Doing Less - Time Freedom for Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Solopreneurs by Charles Alexander
March 17, 2026 · 9 min · Season 1 · Episode 99
About this episode
Charles Alexander discusses breaking bad habits and developing healthier ones following his knee replacement surgery.
In 2023, I had knee replacement surgery and I went in for several follow-up appointments. It seems like every time I go in for a follow-up appointment, they ask me these same 15 questions they asked me last time, because why would that automate and populate (something about HIPAA, blah, blah, blah 🤔.) I usually get frustrated, but once in a while, I don't mind it so much because I like answering some of the questions. Why? Because I've developed some better healthy habits later in my life than I had earlier in my life. So, we'll, when the questionnaire says, "Hey, are you on any new prescription medications?", I get to check. Nope. And if it asks me, "Have you had any additional surgeries or hospitalizations?" Sure haven't. What about a smoker? Are you a smoker, Charles? Certainly not. Then it gets to the question, "Do you drink more than once or twice a week?" And you know, I lie. There are bad habits that many of us have developed myself as well. have a ton of bad habits that I must continually figure out how to break. And a bad habit, once ingrained and once wired into us, kind of sticks around forever, until you remove certain cues or rewire it.F or example, I've turned into…
People in this episode
Host: Charles Alexander
Topics covered
- habits
- health
- personal development
- knee replacement
- self-improvement
Keywords
- bad habits
- healthy habits
- knee replacement
- self-improvement
- personal development
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