Developing healthier habits can take time. Harnessing our knowledge about the way the mind works can make it easier. Here's how, by STEPSPsych
You can use successful strategies to form new habits, such as pairing a new habit with a behavior you already enjoy.Source: estudio bloom/unsplashand automatic may help us better understand why it is so hard to develop new habits. Our bodies and minds are simply evolutionarily calibrated to operate under the guidance of well-rehearsed patterns of behavior—patterns that often remain outside of the realm of conscious awareness.
However, while automatic processes allow us to function fluently in our lives, they also make it hard to uproot old habits and form new ones. The latter requires a lot of conscious effort and monitoring of our behavior, as well as, oftentimes, actively regulating complex emotions and rearranging our daily lives to make room for changes.
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