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Behavior

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If you want behaviors that are stable and predictable, you need an environment that is stable and predictable.

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If you’re not careful about cues, you can cause the very behavior you want to stop.

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If you want to increase the odds that a behavior will occur, then you need to make it attractive.

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Every behavior that is highly habit-forming… is associated with higher levels of dopamine.

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Desire is the engine that drives behavior. Every action is taken because of the anticipation that precedes it. It is the craving that leads to the response.

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You’re more likely to find a behavior attractive if you get to do one of your favorite things at the same time.

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Whenever we are unsure how to act, we look to the group to guide our behavior.

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Every behavior has a surface level craving and a deeper, underlying motive.

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Action… is the type of behavior that will deliver an outcome.

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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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