Some of my favourite takeaways and quotes from
@ProfWendyWood's book, Good Habits, Bad Habits
(Thread ~ 1/n)
@ProfWendyWood's book, Good Habits, Bad Habits
(Thread ~ 1/n)
What is a habit?
A mental shortcut to repeat what we did in the past that worked for us and got us some reward.
It turns out that people act out of habit a lot more than expected:
“Fully 43% of the time, our actions are habitual, performed without conscious thought."
A mental shortcut to repeat what we did in the past that worked for us and got us some reward.
It turns out that people act out of habit a lot more than expected:
“Fully 43% of the time, our actions are habitual, performed without conscious thought."
On the confusion around self-control:
“The good effects that we ascribe to “self-control” are more accurately captured by situational control."
“Self-control is simple when you understand that it involves putting yourself in the right situations to develop the right habits.”
“The good effects that we ascribe to “self-control” are more accurately captured by situational control."
“Self-control is simple when you understand that it involves putting yourself in the right situations to develop the right habits.”
Situational design > Self-control
“If we are in the right situation, we can achieve similar results to those who are more disciplined. Even if we don't have "it" at a young age, we can arrange our world in a way that enables our success”
“If we are in the right situation, we can achieve similar results to those who are more disciplined. Even if we don't have "it" at a young age, we can arrange our world in a way that enables our success”
Habits free up cognitive capacity, so we can give complex activities in our lives more time and energy:
“By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power."
“By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power."
The Three bases of habit formation:
1) Context - Creating cues, removing friction
2) Repetition - Stability, low variety (consistency is key)
3) Reward - Extrinsic w/fast feedback or intrinsic reframes
1) Context - Creating cues, removing friction
2) Repetition - Stability, low variety (consistency is key)
3) Reward - Extrinsic w/fast feedback or intrinsic reframes
