To get into the habit, set an alarm or make it a goal to do reality checks a certain number of times per day.

养成一个习惯，订一个闹钟，或者制定一个计划，即每天作多少次现实检查。

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And they got in this habit of, every time they had a bright, happy text, they'd set this in one kind of mode or key-- a major mode--and every time they had a sad one, they'd set it in minor.

于是人们养成了这样的习惯,每当人们书写欢乐,愉悦的歌词时,他们就设定一个调式或调性,即大调,每当人们书写忧伤的歌词时,他们就定为小调

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Rebecca had a set habit at both homes in AZ and CA of making that her last stop when there were guests.

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But Mr Richards failed to kick his habit despite managing to set up his own repairs garage in 2009 - called J Richards Pitstop Perfectionist, in Dumballs Road.

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High oil prices, a heavy dose of government largesse and the gathering interest among consumers and politicians in weaning America from its petroleum habit have combined to set off a craze for ethanol among investors--from BillGatesBill Gates and Richard Branson on down.

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