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    Understanding the Science Behind How Habits are FormedForming a new habit isn�t

    easy, but we know that creating a new habit or breaking a bad one is crucial if we
    want to improve ourselves. If you're going to create a new habit in your life
    successfully, then you need to understand how habits are formed. According to
    Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, the creation of habits involves
    three components, a cue, a routine, and a reward. The CueThe cue is what triggers
    you to carry out your habit. Cues typically fall into five different categories:*
    Emotional state* Time of day* Sight* Location* Another personThe cue is an
    incredibly important part of the habit loop because our subconscious mind responds
    to it automatically. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of effort to counteract this
    response, which is part of the reason why it is so challenging to change our
    habits. Most of the time, we are entirely oblivious of the cue that triggers our
    habits.The RoutineThe routine is the action that you carry out when the cue has
    been triggered. It is part of the habit that you want to encourage or replace. When
    it comes to your bad habits, many experts think that replacing the bad routine with
    a healthier one is a lot more effective in breaking the habit than trying to
    eliminate the routine. This means that you will have an easier time removing the
    routines that lead to bad habits if you have something to fill the void.The Reward
    While it might not seem obvious, every habit that you have ended in a reward. Even
    the habit of brushing your teeth every night has a reward, which is the freshness
    you feel in your mouth. If a reward is positive, your mind will remember the habit
    and want to repeat it. A reward can be anything but is most commonly associated
    with a feeling, milestone, or something else tangible.The CravingWhen you repeat a
    habit over and over again and are consistently rewarded, your brain will start to
    develop a craving. The craving is essentially the fuel for the habit loop and is
    what makes the habit stick for the long term. When the habit loop isn't receiving
    the craving, it requires more effort for it to be completed.You can use this habit
    loop framework to deconstruct any habit that you have, both good and bad, and use
    the information to either eliminate the bad ones or create new good ones.

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