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.
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