![]() ![]() ![]() Some, such as getting dressed or making the kids’ lunch, are a little more complex. Some are simple: You automatically put toothpaste on your toothbrush before sticking it in your mouth. This process-in which the brain converts a sequence of actions into an automatic routine-is known as “chunking,” and it’s at the root of how habits form.There are dozens-if not hundreds-of behavioral chunks that we rely on every day. One paper published by a Duke University researcher in 2006 found that more than 40 percent of the actions people performed each day weren’t actual decisions, but habits. □ Listen for free on Scribd (plus 1+ million other books) The Importance of HabitsĪll our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” William James wrote in 1892: "Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. ![]() Highly recommended to anyone who wants a change in their life. A great book that will teach you why you should focus on your habits (rather than the actions or outcomes), how to create and maintain them. ![]()
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