The 11 best habits people have stolen from others

Some of our best habits can be those we pick up from other people.We see someone with a particular routine that makes them happier or successful, and we try to emulate it. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it catches on and becomes part of our everyday lives.A recent Quora thread asked users for these habits: the ones they stole from others and then kept doing. The responses ranged from well-worn wisdom to the delightfully offbeat. But they all served to enrich the life of the person who ended up adopting them.We went through and found the 11 best ones that might apply to your life. Here they are:Drinking coffee black"A man I had just met at the party challenged me on the dissonance between my preference for drinking IPA's, bourbon, and Cabernet Sauvignon, eating rare steak, and loving hot peppers and my daily choice to pollute my coffee with milk and sugar...This stranger at the party dared me to drink my coffee black for a week. He bet me that if I could pull that off, that I would never go back to drinking it any other way..."The taste is superior: somehow more visceral and legitimate. I've lost 5lbs entirely from making that switch in my morning habits, my energy level is up across the board."-David WilkersonNever "snoozing" the alarm"I used to really struggle waking up in the mornings. Hitting sleep a bunch of times, never getting to do everything I want to do in the morning, and sometimes sleeping through class.One day, my best friend, who I admire very much, told me something he does. The minute his alarm goes off, he literally jumps out of bed. Jerks his body out of bed and gets up.Thats it. Since then, I havent had a problem getting up. Now Im used to it, and I start every single day like I want to be here."-Jack HensonBuying quality shoes"Previously, I used to purchase any cheap shoes off the rack, especially sport shoes, which I generally wear everyday. My shoes generally don't last very long as I have a wide foot, and I just ended up buying a new pair after 3-4 months.Over a few trips abroad, my dad made me purchase a good pair of (expensive) rugged Merrell shoes and later a customizedpair of (again expensive) Asics running shoes,just like him. He told me not to worry about the price, as these would be great shoes and would work for me for the next few years.And I could already feel the difference."-Karmanya SinghSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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