The Power of Habits
What is a Habit
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You could sum up a habit as the unconscious result of a reward based positive/negative reinforced learning in the Brain. This context dependent memory gets laid down in the brain and once it is reinforced enough, the Trigger results in the Brain telling you to enact that Behavior in order to get the Reward.
Trigger - Behavior - Reward.
Why our Brain uses Habits
How to change or break a Habit
- Mindfulness. Get curious, interested about your habit. Take note of your feelings and sensations as you are experiencing your trigger, as you go through the Behavior, and as your brain registers the Reward.
A study cited that just being mindful of your feelings helped smokers quit smoking with twice the reliability that Gold Standard therapy provided - both after the end of treatment, and even after a 17 week follow up Brewer et al(2011) Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
How to create a Habit
Simple hacks to start practicing.
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You could sum up a habit as the unconscious result of a reward based positive/negative reinforced learning in the Brain. This context dependent memory gets laid down in the brain and once it is reinforced enough, the Trigger results in the Brain telling you to enact that Behavior in order to get the Reward.
Trigger - Behavior - Reward.
Why our Brain uses Habits
How to change or break a Habit
- Mindfulness. Get curious, interested about your habit. Take note of your feelings and sensations as you are experiencing your trigger, as you go through the Behavior, and as your brain registers the Reward.
A study cited that just being mindful of your feelings helped smokers quit smoking with twice the reliability that Gold Standard therapy provided - both after the end of treatment, and even after a 17 week follow up Brewer et al(2011) Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
How to create a Habit
Simple hacks to start practicing.