Warning: Habits May Be Good For You

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kccc
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Warning: Habits May Be Good For You

Post by kccc » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:17 pm

From the Happiness Project (http://www.happiness-project.com):
I was fascinated by Charles Duhigg's's article in last Sunday’s New York Times, Warning: Habits May Be Good For You. In particular, I was struck by this observation:

"[S]tudies revealed that as much as 45 percent of what we do every day is habitual — that is, performed almost without thinking in the same location or at the same time each day, usually because of subtle cues. For example, the urge to check e-mail or to grab a cookie is likely a habit with a specific prompt. Researchers found that most cues fall into four broad categories: a specific location or time of day, a certain series of actions, particular moods, or the company of specific people."
Full article here.

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Post by blueskighs » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:40 am

I have to agree with this premise that habits can be good for you. Especially today, coming off vacation and several S and NWS days, it was HABIT that really kicked in today and got me right back on track.

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www.nosdiet.blogspot.com Where I blog daily about my No S journey

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