Not all behaviors can be easily automated
Many habits are simply routines, but not all of them. For example, there isn't a habit for a hard workout at the gym - you won't become absent-minded midway through a benchpress.
- Habits are behaviors that flow automatically from a set of prompts.
- Routines are behaviors we repeatedly do but involve many deliberate actions done with some effort and thinking.
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