Maulana says that to save yourself from a bad habit, you must decide with determination to leave it from today.84:18 He explains that a bad habit like smoking is a distraction that hinders your development.85:02 He gives an example of a man who, upon understanding this, burned his cigarette packet and decided to quit immediately.85:12 Maulana says that changing a bad habit is not a matter of prayer but of re-engineering your mind.55:57 He teaches that self-accounting must come first, followed by purification of one's character.72:15 For overeating, he advises following your body's fat signal to easily avoid overeating.81:41