The 4 Stages Of Habit

Each habit can be deconstructed in these 4 steps:

1. The cue (smell of coffee) triggers a craving (I want coffee)
2. which motivates a response (Buy coffee)
3. which provides a reward ...

Habits exist in order to help us do repetitive things automatically.

PROBLEM PHASE:

1 - Cue: the cue triggers the brain to a certain behavior, like you walk into dark room.

2 - Craving: this is the motivation behind the habit, l...

Your cue leads to your craving, which leads to a response, that leads to your reward.

These rewards can take any form, and as your habit gets more ingrained you develop a craving for the reward too, further developing the habit.