What are you going to gain by breaking this bad habit? That is another good way of getting out of a bad habit. If you think of a lot of good reasons as to why breaking a habit will be useful, it may become easier to break it. Take for example smoking. Many people do it and there is no doubt that it is a bad habit. If you think that if you stop smoking, or even smoke less, you could prolong your life, save money, keep your teeth white, and many more positive reasons you can gain by not smoking. Thinking of different positive reasons is a good way of trying to break the bad habits.