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.
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• A commitment is a rule you've added for yourself. "I must exercise five times per week." But if you break that commitment, it can result in a backsliding effect.
• A habit is that behavior that happens automatically from a tr...

We cannot assume that we can change our behavior in any way we please, and with enough time, the new behavior will become a habit.

• Behavior may never become effortless.
• A habit that requires you to sleep only four hours will eventually make you exhausted.
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The habit-forming philosophy is that you should do things slowly and steadily. Slow and steady leads to a more sustainable strategy for the long-run. But in many areas, this strategy doesn't apply.

• In many difficult projects, such as starting a business or ...