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How to create a good habit

How to create a good habit

  • In a nutshell, to build good habits follow the following rule
  1. The 1st law (Cue) → Make it obvious
  2. The 2nd law (Craving) → Make it attractive
  3. The 3rd law (Response) → Make it easy
  4. The 4th law (Reward) → Make it satisfying

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  1. Eliminate the queue and your habit will never start.
  2. Reduce the craving and you won’t have enough motivation to act
  3. Make the behaviour/response difficult and you won’t be able to do it
  4. And if the reward is unable to satisfy your desire, then you won’t repeat the behav...

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2-step process to change your identity

2-step process to change your identity

  • First, decide the type of person you want to become and second, prove it to yourself with tiny wins.
  • For example:- you want to write a book. Ask yourself, who is the type of person that can write a book? The answer is the person who writes consistently. Now your focus shifted from wr...

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  • Response: The response is the actual habit or action you perform in response to the cue and craving.
  • Reward: The reward is the outcome or benefits you get from completing the habit.
  • Together, these four elements create a habit loop, where the...

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How to break a bad habit

How to break a bad habit

  1. Inversion of the 1st law (Cue) → Make it invisible
  2. Inversion of the 2nd law (Craving) → Make it unattractive
  3. Inversion of the 3rd law (Response) → Make it difficult
  4. Inversion of the 4th law (Reward) → Make it unsatisfying

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Build better habits in four simple steps

Build better habits in four simple steps

  • Before knowing building better habits, first, we need to know the science behind how habits work.
  • Habits form in the following order: Cue → craving → response → reward
  • Cue: A cue is like a trigger or a signal that prompts you to start a habit. It's something ...

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How your habits shape your identity

How your habits shape your identity

  • Outcome-based habits focus on what you want to achieve. Identity-based habits focus on who you wish to become.
  • Usually, people try to change their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve, resulting in outcome-based habits.
  • But the aut...

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Questions to ask if you want  to change your behaviour

Questions to ask if you want to change your behaviour

  1. How can I make it obvious?
  2. How can I make it attractive?
  3. How can I make it easy ?
  4. How can I make it satisfying?
  • If you ever feel why don't I do what I say then the answer can be found somewhere in these four laws.

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A Frontend developer, tech enthusiast and a bibliophile.

I understood important facts how we can change our habits.

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How To Create A Good Habit

How To Create A Good Habit

  • Cue: Make it obvious.
  • Craving: Make it attractive.
  • Response: Make it easy.
  • Reward: Make it satisfying.

Building Good Habits

Building Good Habits

  1. Make the CUE visible.
  2. Make it attractive (more CRAVING).
  3. Make your RESPONSE easy.
  4. Give yourself a satisfying REWARD

The Habit Loop

The Habit Loop

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 ...

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