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Bad habits. We all have them, and we all know we really, really should stop doing them. Yet, smart and all-knowing as we are, here we sit, reading articles like this, reminding us about how bad the stuff we can’t stop doing really is. Hey man, don’t shoot me—I’m just the messenger. Here are seven things you should have stopped doing years ago. Photo: Getty Images/martin-dm

1. Smoking Cigarettes: Oh, come on, man. You knew this one was coming. First of all, cigarettes make your tongue feel like sandpaper, and your mouth, fingers and clothes smell like a burning trash can. Secondly, it’ll kill you. And not in the, “Eh, breathing air these days can kill me” kind of way, but in the “smoking cigarettes leads to damaged cells in the respiratory system and lungs that eventually divide at rapid rates and are only exacerbated by the ridiculous amount of carcinogens found in them, which means it’ll eventually develop into cancer and fucking kill me” kind of way. Knock that shit off, James Dean. Photo: Getty Images/AzmanL

2. Picking Your Nose: I’ll be totally straight up. For me, on a personal level—and possibly spiritually—this one is the hands-down most difficult thing on this list for me to stop doing. Like, I’m sure I’m not alone when I say picking your nose is one of the single-best feelings ever, right up there with a good orgasm or watching that dude at work you don’t like pack up his shit and slink out of the office the day he gets fired. Nevertheless, you also know it’s wrong. They have tissues for getting boogers out of your nose. Are they as gratifying and fun to use? No, of course not. If I could, I’d literally cup handfuls of mashed potatoes into my mouth at Thanksgiving, but instead, I have to use a fork like all the other squares at the table. C’est la vie. Photo: Getty Images/RapidEye

3. Doing Cocaine: And speaking of boogers, let’s talk about booger sugar. If there’re two things being an adult taught me, they’re that everybody does cocaine, and that good cheese is fucking expensive. I may or may not have stolen that from a meme my friend sent me one Monday morning, but it’s honestly true. I won’t even stand up here on a pedestal and give you the whole “drugs are bad,” shtick. Cocaine (and all party drugs, frankly) are a lot of fun, and when used in moderation, they’re not all that dangerous. But, there comes a time when it’s time to let that shit go, and when it comes to a drug as particularly harsh as cocaine, it’s definitely better to put it down sooner rather than later. Photo: Getty Images/Floris Leeuwenberg

4. Sitting All Day and Eating Like Shit: No matter how you try to slice this pie, nothing is going to ever make it OK to sleep in late after the age of 18. It’s just not a thing. Aside from people being most productive in the morning, and that most of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs get an early start on the day, there are also actual health issues resulting from sleeping in late. A study published by a research team at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University found that people who wake up late also tend to make more bad decisions throughout the day. They eat more fast food, they are less physically active and they are altogether unhealthier. Photo: Getty Images/LukaTDB

5. Spending Frivolously: Now, let me preface this one by saying that you shouldn’t not spend some fun money on yourself every once in a while. Go buy the new watch you’ve been eyeing the last few weeks, and definitely grab that overpriced Friday night martini to which you’re accustomed. But don’t overindulge. Don’t eat out every single day of the week; don’t buy clothes you’re not going to wear; stop impulse buying on Groupon on the daily. Don’t let your money rule your life or dictate how you feel, but also stop pretending it doesn’t matter. Just because you can’t take any of it with you doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make your acquired wealth work for you as best you can. Photo: Getty Images/Blue Images

6. Biting Your Nails: This is another basic one. There is absolutely nothing—and I mean nothing—attractive about a chewed up cuticle or a jagged half-bitten fingernail. Period. You’re a grown adult. When your fingernail gets too long, cracks or catches a snag, don’t bite it down to the nub. Get some quality clippers and a file, and do it right. Photo: Getty Images/YakobchukOlena

7. Watching Too Much TV: Even though more people than ever are cutting the proverbial cord and cancelling their cable TV subscriptions, it doesn’t mean we’re watching less TV. In fact, with the plethora of options out there from streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc., we’re actually binge watching more TV than ever before. It may not rot your brain, but too much TV stops you from living. It stops you from going out with your friends, exploring the world around you, learning and trying new things, reading books, learning how to cook and whatever the hell else you’ve been putting off in order to finally finish the new season of Narcos. There’s also a considerable amount of research out there that suggests watching TV does harm or inhibit your cognitive and problem-solving abilities. The point is: You’re watching too much TV, and it’s time to give it a rest. Photo: Getty Images/AzmanL

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