The Science of Habits
How habits form, and how to build ones that stick. A route from the habit loop through the cues, intentions, and identity that make a behavior automatic.
Habit Loop
The habit loop describes a habit as a cue, a routine, and a reward that repeats.
Habit Formation
Habit formation is the shift from effortful behavior to automatic routine through repetition.
Cue Control
Make the cue for the habit you want obvious, and the cue for the habit you don't disappear.
Implementation Intentions
Planning ahead reduces decision fatigue later.
Habit Stacking
An existing habit is a reliable cue, so let it trigger the next thing you want to do.
Keystone Habits
Keystone habits are high leverage routines that appear to spark wider positive change.
Temptation Bundling
Chain a guilty pleasure to a needed chore so each one covers the other's a flaw.
Identity-Based Habits
Every small action is a quiet vote for the kind of person you're becoming.
Automaticity
Mastery reduces mental effort.