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How Habits Work

How Habits Work

“Habits can be changed, if we understand how they work.”

Habits emerge because the brain wants to save effort. The brain, instead of analyzing the situation and thinking about behavior, can simply execute a routine. This gives the logical part of the brain more space for other important things.

The habit loop 3, and the first one is a cue. It’s a trigger that tells your brain to start executing a habit. Then there is a routine. It can be physical, mental, or emotional. And the last step is a reward. This gives the brain information about whether the routine is worth remembering in the future.

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The Keystone Habit

“If you focus on changing or cultivating keystone habits, you can cause widespread shifts.”

Some habits have the power to start a chain reaction. Some habits are better than others. These habits are “keystone habits.” A keystone habit starts a process that changes ...

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The Habit of Success

“This is how willpower becomes a habit: by choosing a certain behavior ahead of time, and then following that routine when an inflection point arrives.”

Willpower is the most important keystone habit for individual success. Studies show that it’s more important tha...

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How to Create New Habits

How to Create New Habits

“Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.”

Habits are very powerful because they create neurological cravings. This craving is at the core of creating a new habit. For example, after eating a meal, w...

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Why Transformation Occurs

Why Transformation Occurs

“That’s the rule: If you use the same cue, and provide the same reward, you can shift the routine and change the habit. Almost any behavior can be transformed if the cue and reward stay the same.”

You cannot truly extinguish bad habits. Habits are strong, and when ...

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The 3 Step Loop of Habit Formation:

The 3 Step Loop of Habit Formation:

  • First, there is a cue, a trigger that tells your brain to go into automatic mode and which habit to use.
  • Then there is the routine, which can be physical or mental or emotional.
  • Finally, there is a reward, which helps your brain figure out if this particu...

How Habits Work

How Habits Work

A habit - a mini-system that once you create, becomes automatic to your body, with minimal interference from the brain.

The Habit Loop is a breakdown of a habit put it into three sections:

  • Cue: A certain trigger that awakens the habit
  • Routine: The action you perform witho...

6. How triggers work

6. How triggers work

  • The sequence known as a habit loop are described by three terms: cue, routine and reward.
  • The golden rule of habit change design by Duhigg is to keep the cue and reward ande change the routine.
  • A modified, more complete way to view this is: trigger -> impulse...

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