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The Confusion Of Habit and Routine
Habits are programmed human behaviors with little or zero conscious thought. Habits free our minds to other things, but our behavior isn’t always on autopilot. There are many tasks that require concentration, deliberation, and effort, and cannot be simply fed in the brain as an automatic habit.
Behavior that requires conscious thought (like writing a journal every morning) is a routine, not a habit.
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Understanding Motivation
Neurologically speaking, motivation is the desire to escape psychological discomfort or a life situation that is not giving us any kind of ‘pleasure’.
Most behaviors are prompted by discomfort. If we are hungry, we eat. If we are lonely, we call up a friend. If we are bored, we turn on...
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The Process Of Forming A Habit
- Start the right behavior: Be clear that certain behaviors can be routines (requiring a deliberate effort) but can never become habits.
- Allocate time: Set up an implementation intention to plan to do something, setting aside a specific time for the activity.
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The Test
If we are procrastinating instead of doing a certain task, telling ourselves that we would it later, it is a sure sign that the task isn’t a habit which can be done on autopilot but is, in fact, a routine.
Anything that requires effort is easy to forget or postpone.
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Maintaining Momentum
- Keep It Up: The behaviour has to be solidified as a habit and for that, you need to ensure that it is a regularly performed routine. Get the help of friends or peer groups to keep yourself committed and prevent skip days.
- Do It Right: A routine can become a habit if i...
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Habits are a type of learning
They generate an impulse to do a behavior with little or no conscious thought.
By forming a habit, the brain frees the mind to do other things without deliberation. So behaviors that require concentration, deliberation, or extended effort, are not habits.
The Mechanics Of Habit Formation
Our habits are driven by a 3-part loop in sequence: trigger (the stimulus that starts the habit), routine (the doing of the habit and behaviour itself) and reward (the benefit associated with the behaviour).
Each repetition of this behavior pattern, it becomes...
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