Building habits

The basic process for building all habits is basically the same: you repeatedly condition the behavior you want, over time, until it becomes automatic.

But no habit starts out automatic; there’s a deliberate period,where you must consciously apply yourself to make a certain behavior your default.

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What's the Best Way to Make a Habit? Comparing Seven Different Approaches | Scott H Young

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