Kicking a habit

It takes some kind of determination and discipline to kick a habit.

Its so tempting to accept invitations to go for (alcoholic) drinks, spending hours at a pub/bar/whatever. When what is absolutely necessary, is some quality rest. Humans get into a routine of doing certain things even when they don't entirely enjoy every bit of the process.

It has become a habit to ask friends (or maybe, they are just colleagues) what they are doing after work, which is purely conversational and out of curiosity. However, this is beginning to sound like the doing of a nosey poker.

Its really a lousy way of being sociable.

Quit them (the two above)!