![]() ![]() At the beginning, to figure out which habit to engage in, and at the end, when the link between cue and routine is reinforced ( here’s a graphic from the book). Your brain’s activity only spikes twice during this loop. ![]() Note: My friend Sam Thomas Davies created an excellent blog post with a beautiful visualization of the loop. ![]() Lastly, you’ll receive a reward for completing the routine, such as the rich smell of your coffee, it’s hearty taste and getting to watch the steam rise from the cup as it sits on your kitchen table in the sunlight (I really love coffee, can you tell?). The routine is the behavior you then automatically engage in, which, for drinking coffee, might be to go over to your coffeemaker, turn it on, and press the “large cup” button. The cue is what triggers you to do the habit, for example sitting down at your kitchen table to have breakfast every morning at 7 AM. Habits are your brain’s way of saving energy, so given you spend around 6 of your 16 waking hours doing things you’re not aware of, it might be worth understanding what happens here.ĭuhigg discovered that at the root of all habits, like drinking your coffee every morning, lies a simple 3-part loop. Roughly 40% of what you do happens on autopilot. ![]() If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: Habits work in 3-step loops: cue, routine, reward. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |