SRI PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA SAYS:

There is a way of detachment you must practice; from the character flaws and habits grated onto your soul through the influence of your environment and ungoverned subconscious mind.

Introspect daily;

Sit down and analyze yourself deeply.

Find out whether you are a slave to the sense, always controlled by a craving for some pleasure.

Each one of you has some particular inclination to conquer.  Perhaps you are too greedy, or too sexually conscious, or you love flattery or are prone to anger.

If you sit quietly and ask yourself, “What is wrong with me?  What am I like, and why am I this way?”.

You will begin to understand yourself clearly.

And once you begin to identify your weaknesses, do not be overcome by discouragement instead, use your sword of wisdom and discrimination and your will power to get rid of those bad habits.