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Once a habit has been built, the cue can prompt a craving, even if it has little to do with the original situation.
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The key to finding and fixing the causes of your bad habits is to reframe the associations you have about them.
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If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection. You don’t need to map out every feature of a new habit. You just need to practice it.
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…habits form based on frequency, not time.
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…it is crucial to make your habits so easy that you’ll do them even when you don’t feel like it.
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Habits are easier to build when they fit into the flow of your life.
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Most of the battle of building better habits comes down to finding ways to reduce the friction associated with our good habits and increase the friction associated with our bad ones.
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…for many of us, a little bit of friction can be the difference between sticking with a good habit or sliding into a bad one.
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Researchers estimate that 40 to 50 percent of our actions on any given day are done out of habit.
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Habits are like the entrance to a highway. They lead you down a path and, before you know it, you’re speeding toward the next behavior.
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