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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 everything. Success does not depend on many small things but instead relies on identifying a few priorities.
Keystone habits are like small wins. Accomplishing them is not a big deal. In fact, it’s quite easy. But this small win will drive bigger wins over time.
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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
“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 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 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 spa...
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