[ A THREAD ] answering the question:
What are habit loops?
Up to 95% of the things you do each day are the result of habits
Habits are four-part loops
Cue > Craving > Response > Reward
In this thread, I'll break down each part of the loop!
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What are habit loops?
Up to 95% of the things you do each day are the result of habits
Habits are four-part loops
Cue > Craving > Response > Reward
In this thread, I'll break down each part of the loop!
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Let's use the example of snacking
Whenever you feel bored, stressed, or sad
You go to the kitchen to grab a snack
It makes you feel better in the moment, but you've noticed it's affected your waistline
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Whenever you feel bored, stressed, or sad
You go to the kitchen to grab a snack
It makes you feel better in the moment, but you've noticed it's affected your waistline
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① Cue
For this example, feeling a negative emotion is the [cue]
You could feel:
∙ tired because you didn't sleep well
∙ unengaged in what you're doing
∙ sad about a personal issue
∙ stressed about a deadline
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For this example, feeling a negative emotion is the [cue]
You could feel:
∙ tired because you didn't sleep well
∙ unengaged in what you're doing
∙ sad about a personal issue
∙ stressed about a deadline
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② Craving
When the feeling hits, you start [craving] a snack
Your brain thinks it will lift your spirits and make you feel better
A voice in your head says "man, some Dortios would be good right now..."
The craving gets even more annoying than what was bothering you
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When the feeling hits, you start [craving] a snack
Your brain thinks it will lift your spirits and make you feel better
A voice in your head says "man, some Dortios would be good right now..."
The craving gets even more annoying than what was bothering you
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③ Response
Even if you try to resist, you eventually cave - you [respond]
You get up, go to the kitchen, and grab a bag of Dortios
A few minutes later, there's red dust all over your desk and a sense of self-disgust in your gut
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Even if you try to resist, you eventually cave - you [respond]
You get up, go to the kitchen, and grab a bag of Dortios
A few minutes later, there's red dust all over your desk and a sense of self-disgust in your gut
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④ Reward
Though you're annoyed with yourself for giving in to the urge
The craving has been satisfied, so you feel [rewarded] for your snacking
The habit loop has grown a little stronger
Breaking it will be a little harder
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Though you're annoyed with yourself for giving in to the urge
The craving has been satisfied, so you feel [rewarded] for your snacking
The habit loop has grown a little stronger
Breaking it will be a little harder
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① You're CUED by the bad feeling
② You CRAVE a snack
③ You RESPOND by going to get a snack
④ Your REWARD is feeling better
The habit loop model was popularized by Charles Duhigg's book The Power of Habit
It was expanded upon in James Clear's book Atomic Habits
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② You CRAVE a snack
③ You RESPOND by going to get a snack
④ Your REWARD is feeling better
The habit loop model was popularized by Charles Duhigg's book The Power of Habit
It was expanded upon in James Clear's book Atomic Habits
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