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Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Unhappy of your habits, Reboot them in 3 easy steps..

Change a Habit in Three Steps with This Flowchart

Habits as defined by dictionary are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously. Now Breaking a bad habit or developing a good one might be hard work, but it's not impossible. In fact, All you need to know is the main structure of habits, once that is done you can develop a plan to change them.

Any habit has three basic parts which needs to be identified, so that it can be replaced by a new one.
  • CUE

  • REWARD

  • ROUTINE 

This flowchart from The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg guides you through the three (universal approach) steps of breaking the habit loop.
All habits share basic characteristics: a cue or trigger and a reward that perpetuates the routine.To change the habit, the flowchart helps you think through what you're feeling and thinking during each stage of the habit, then substitute the old reward and old routine with new ones.

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