How to build better habits?

How to build better habits?

“The key to controlling our habits is down to a philosophical distinction – what is the reason for the habits we are trying to form.”

Why some habits are so easy to maintain, like brushing your teeth, while others are so hard to build, like working out daily? Is there anything you can do to make habit-building easy and quick? How to build good habits? How to make your habits stick? How to break bad habits? Learn about the science of habits.

Table of Contents

  1. Understanding habits
  2. The role of contextual cues
  3. The power of visualizing actions
  4. Small changes, big impact
  5. Rewiring bad habits
  6. The impact of notifications and penalties
  7. The joy of the process
  8. The power of repetition
  9. The importance of reason
  10. Turning habits into reflexive actions
  11. The challenge of removing bad habits
  12. Optimizing habits

Understanding habits

Habits are automated actions that require little conscious thought and consume less mental energy.

They exist because they streamline actions and conserve mental resources.

Understanding this can help in the process of building better habits.

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The role of contextual cues

Contextual cues play a crucial role in habit formation.

By consciously responding to these cues differently, we can establish a level playing field between the bad habit and the good habit, leading to more effective habit control.

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