Habits are difficult to break from "summary" of Change or Die by Alan Deutschman
People often believe that changing habits is a matter of willpower. The prevailing assumption is that people just need to want to change badly enough, and they will be able to do so. However, the reality is far more complex. In fact, research on habit formation and change has shown that habits are deeply ingrained and difficult to break. Habits are deeply rooted in the brain's neurology, making them resistant to change. They become automatic responses to specific triggers or cues, which can be anything from a certain time of day to a particular emotional state. This automaticity is what makes habits so hard to break – they are ingrained in our brains at a fundamental level. Moreover, habits are reinforced by repetition. The more we engage in a certain behavior, the stronger the neural pathways associated with that behavior become. Over time, these pathways become so well-worn that they are d...
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