Many of our daily habits are imitations of people we admire.
Your culture sets your expectation for what is ‘normal.’
(a.) Alt. of Atomical
The closer we are to someone, the more likely we are to imitate some of their habits.
Here’s the punchline: You can break a habit, but you’re unlikely to forget it.
Your habits change depending on the room you are in and the cues in front of you.
The first step to changing bad habits is to be on the lookout for them.
You need to know who you want to be. Otherwise, your quest for change is like a boat without a rudder.
Habits create the foundation for mastery.
Pleasure teaches your brain that a behavior is worth remembering and repeating.
Using technology to automate your habits is the most reliable and effective way to guarantee the right behavior.
The most effective form of learning is practice, not planning.
When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something.
It’s easy to be in motion and convince yourself that you’re making progress.
The cause of your habits is actually the prediction that precedes them.
One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior.
Peer pressure is bad only if you’re surrounded by bad influences.
When dopamine rises, so does your motivation to act.
Without dopamine, desire died. And without desire, action stopped.
In the long run, we become a product of the environment we live in.
Small changes in context can lead to large changes in behavior over time.