For A Habit To Stay Changed, People

What Studies Say The Number One Best Way To Start An Exercise Habit Is To Give Yourself A Reward That You Genuinely Enjoy.

When A Habit Emerges, The Brain Stops Fully Participating In Decision Making. It Stops Working So Hard, Or Diverts Focus To Other Tasks. So Unless You Deliberately Fight A Habit -- Unless You Find New Routines -- The Pattern Will Unfold Automatically.

The Best Agencies Understood The Importance Of Routines. The Worst Agencies Were Headed By People Who Never Thought About It, And Then Wondered Why No One Followed Their Orders.

Most Of The Choices We Make Each Day May Feel Like The Products Of Well-considered Decision Making, But They’re Not. They’re Habits.

But Countless Studies Have Shown That A Cue And A Reward, On Their Own, Aren't Enough For A New Habit To Last. Only When Your Brain Starts Expecting The Reward--craving The Endorphins Or Sense Of Accomplishment--will It Become Automatic To Lace Up Your Jogging Shoes Each Morning. The Cue, In Addition To Triggering A Routine, Must Also Trigger A Craving For The Reward To Come.