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B. Study

Read the following text and note down the main points.

Good habit
Everyone may have good as well as bad habits. We should give up our bad habits and
adept good ones. We are able to create, change and eliminate our habits. However, it is
not easy.
Good habits help us control our lives. We need do more in a short time; to improve our
relationships with other people and promote self-confidence. Good habits help us to be
happy in life and find the balance between the time for school, work, recreation, meeting
people other activities. We need to find out what we value most in our life. Moreover, it
determines our habits, and our habits will determine who we are.

Our habits, good or bad will shape our characters. When we are able to deal with our own
habits, then we may be able to deal with other people's habits. In order to create good
habits, we should have good paradigm in our lives. We will never know how poor our
current vision is, until we get a new and better paradigm. Therefore, let's know about some
good habits.

Be positive
You should stop worrying about the things that you cannot control. You should focus on
what you can control i.e. your attitude, your decision, and your response etc. You can take

control and responsibility for your own life. Positive people do not blame others for their
own actions or feelings.
Create a personal mission statement

You should be clear about your values for life, goals for your career, destination you want
to reach. You may create a personal mission statement which will act as a road map to
guide your decision-making process.

Prioritize right thing in right time

You should prioritize and manage your time so that you can focus on and complete the
most important task in your life. Prioritizing the right thing in right time also means learning
to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It is living life according to what
matters most.

Think win-win

You can learn to foster the belief in the atmosphere of win-win in every relationship. So,
you are encouraged to create an appropriate atmosphere in which both the parties can
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