Making Habits, Breaking Habits

Jeremy Dean

Habits, formed through repeated behavior and shaped by context, often operate automatically, losing emotional impact over time. They can emerge from intentional actions, like brushing teeth for dental health, or environmental cues, such as associating socializing with drinking. Breaking unhealthy habits, like smoking or overeating, requires identifying them, practicing mindfulness to heighten awareness, and building self-control, which strengthens with effort. Strategies like observing behavior, using diversions, and altering surroundings can support change. While habits influence many aspects of life, including mental well-being, they remain within your control. By clarifying motivation, crafting actionable plans using methods like WOOP, and embracing repetition with a positive mindset, you can transform behaviors into fulfilling, sustainable routines.

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Habits shape much of our daily lives, often operating beneath our awareness. This book explores the science behind how habits form, why they persist, and how they can be changed. From understanding the role of automaticity and context to leveraging mindfulness, self-control, and intentional planning, it offers practical strategies for breaking unhealthy patterns and building positive routines. Engaging and insightful, it provides readers with tools to take control of their behaviors and cultivate a healthier, more intentional life.

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Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and the founder of the immensely popular PsyBlog, a website dedicated to scientific research into how the mind works. PsyBlog has been cited in such media outlets as The Guardian, The New York Times and Wired.

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