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fly on the wall technique #programyourselfthin

6 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this short instructional segment, Jim Katsoulis introduces the "fly on the wall" technique as a method for breaking unwanted habits. The core idea is to shift perspective by mentally placing yourself as an observer—a fly—in the room where the habit occurs. By visualizing yourself watching the habit (e.g., nighttime snacking) from this detached viewpoint, you often notice a reduction in desire to perform the behavior. Katsoulis explains the steps, provides a concrete example, and encourages listeners to try the technique, noting its potential power in diminishing cravings.

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The fly on the wall technique. So this is a great technique to use when you want to change a bad habit, and it works because you're shifting your perspective. You're changing the way that you see that habit. So what you do is you imagine that you are a fly within the room wherever you do that bad habit. So let's just say, for example, you snack at night and you want to change this. What you're going to do is you're going to imagine that you are the fly in that room, and you're going to imagine watching yourself snack throughout the night. And again, as you shift your perspective on it, you imagine watching yourself do the bad habit. A lot of times what you're going to notice is that it makes you feel less desire to want to do that habit. It changes the way you feel about it. So take a little bit of time and test this out. It can be very, very powerful.