Human beings are creatures of habit.
Some habits are good; some are not so good.
By shifting our focus to positive habits,
we can change the course of our lives.
In Charles Duhigg’s book, “The Power of
Habit”, there are five clear lessons to
be learned.
One.
The Habit Loop.
This sort of loop has 3 parts.
A cue, a routine, and a reward.
They all trigger each other, and various conditions
need to be met for the loop to effectively
continue.
Two.
Habit Cue Categories.
No matter our habits, they typically fall
into five categories.
Location, time, emotional state, other people,
and events that happened directly before the
habit.
Let’s say you love coffee.
The time you drink it would hang off of one
of these cues.
Three.
Cravings.
When a habit is being built, it thrives off
of being rewarded.
In other words, you’re not craving that
pizza.
You’re craving its reward.
Four.
Planning for Pain.
In his book, Duhigg covers in detail how to
cope with moments where it feels much easier
to just give up, writing out detailed plans
of what actions to take when times are almost
too painful to handle.
Five.
Keystone habits.
Once a habit is ingrained in our brains, it
has a habit of…building other habits.
It’s like a chain reaction of motivation…and
momentum.
Duhigg talks about dieters who keep food journals,
and how they achieved more success thanks
to the fact that they documented their efforts.
A simple understanding of how habits control
and affect us can assist in eliminating negative
habits, and laying the foundations for positive
ones.
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