Steven Pressfield gives us a pretty clear vision of what it means when you fall into bad habits instead of building positive ones. When one gives in to Resistance, "addiction replaces aspiration" . . . and one's calling is lost:
"The pre-addictive individual — i.e., you and I when we're young — experiences a calling. To art, to service, to honorable sacrifice. In other words, we experience positive aspiration. A vision of the higher, realized self we might become. The intimation of this calling is followed immediately by the apparition of Resistance.
Fear.
Self-doubt.
Self-sabotage.
What makes this moment so soul-precarious is that most of us are unconscious, in the event, of both our aspirations and our Resistance. We're asleep. We know only that something is wrong and we don't know how to fix it. We're restless. We're bored. We're angry. We burn to accomplish something great, but we don't know where to begin and, even if we did, we 'd be so terrified that we still couldn't take a step. Enter: a drink, a lover, a habit. Addiction replaces aspiration. The quick fix wins out over the long, slow haul."
Pressfield, Steven (2012-05-30). Turning Pro (p. 25). Black Irish Books. Kindle Edition.
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