…and getting some exercise to go with it. I’ve stopped paying for underground parking at work during the spring/summer/fall months and walking the distance instead (15 minutes each way). Saves me 70 bucks a month, which is going right back into my RRSP’s.

It might seem a total wonder that a smoker won’t quit after hearing that puffing away is a leading cause of death, or that an obese person can’t shed a few pounds after learning that lethal ailments loom for the overweight.

But scientists have come up with a host of reasons why humans stick to bad habits, and they are zeroing in on what to do about it.

Read more – http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/061205_bad_habits.html