Habit formation
Habits are behaviours that run without deciding. This course covers how they form, how to build useful ones and dismantle unwanted ones, and which popular numbers in this field are invented.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01What a habit isAutomatic, cued behaviour.
- 02How long it takesNot 21 days.
- 03Starting a habitSmall, specific, attached.
- 04Implementation intentionsIf-then planning.
- 05EnvironmentFriction and defaults.
- 06Breaking a habitHarder than building one.
- 07LapsesExpected, not fatal.
- 08Rewards and trackingWhat reinforces.
- 09Identity and goalsFraming that lasts.
- 10Honest limitsWhat habits cannot fix.
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