I know you disagree but it worked for me!
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remember we talked about this?
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/all-aboard-project-improve/page/2#post-542412
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A funny thing about this is that as an OT I work on redirecting habits in my students and it’s not easy. the first thing I have to do is find out what they are “getting out of it”. Sometimes it is to help you focus, sometimes it is to de-stress, sometimes it is for deep-pressure. Finding a “replacement behavior”, as we call it, is usually easier than “extinguishing” a behavior.
All that aside, davening works well.