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THE POWER OF HABITS

Habits have an amazing power if applied right. They can be broken down into 3 parts :

THE CUESomething that triggers your brain to go into HABIT MODE.

THE ROUTINE - Performing the action, the actual habit, that was previously triggered by the cue.

THE REWARD - The sense of accomplishment, I really small release of dopamine in your brain, and on you go.

If you take these 3 small steps into bigger things, they can really impact your professional and personal life.

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joaopuerta

I am a portuguese student living in Lisbon. I'm currently taking a Bachelor's in Management at Nova SBE.

People who want to hire workers look at ways of improving efficiency, and what one individual will bring to the table. As so, learning to be efficient is very important.

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  • An environmental cue (that triggers your brain to initiate a habit);
  • behavioral response (the manifestation of the habit);
  • reward (that reinforces the habit).

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