1. Unnecessary Talking
Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
"A person who talks too much is a person who often
makes mistakes, and someone who often makes mistakes, often has wrong actions.
The Fire has a priority over such a frequent sinner."
2. Unrestrained Glances
It has been related that the Prophet (s) once said words to the effect:
"The glance is a poisoned arrow of shaytan. Whoever
lowers his gaze for Allah, He will bestow upon him a refreshing sweetness which
he will find in his heart on the day that he meets Him."
3. Too Much Food
Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'd Yakrib said:"I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say:
"The son of Adam fills no vessel more displeasing to
Allah than his stomach. A few morsels should be enough for him to preserve his
strength. If he must fill it, then he should allow a third for his food, a third
for his drink and leave a third empty for easy breathing."
4. Keeping Bad Company
Allah's Apostle said:
"The example of a good companion (who sits with you) in
comparison with a bad one, is I like that of the musk seller and the
blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or
enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your
house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof."

Invite (mankind, O Muhammad
SAW)
to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islām) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine
Inspiration and the Qur'ān) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way
that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path,
and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.
Extracted from the writings of Ibn Qayyum Al-Jawziyyah