Break Down Your Bad Habits Into Their Essential Parts to Form Better, New Ones

We all have one or two habits that we'd like to break?or habits we'd like to start?but can't quite motivate ourselves. The folks at Epipheo.TV show us, in simple video form, what it takes to really change that habit.

The video is first in Epipheo's month-long series on life hacks, and it makes it really easy to understand the nature of habits. Instead of trying to change the behavior directly, try to change the cues and rewards that enforce that behavior. By identifying the cue and inserting a new reward, you should be able to change the behavior without pulling your hair out.

This is something we've talked about a few times before, but the video puts it into really simple terms if it all feels a little too clinic-y for you. Of course, if you're more of a flowchart person, we've got something for you too. Check out the video above to see more.

The Power of Habit | Epipheo.TV

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/gECQJUN-nyA/break-down-your-bad-habits-into-their-essential-parts-to-form-better-new-ones

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