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Environmental cues influence habit formation and maintenance from "summary" of The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Habits are powerful routines that shape our lives in ways we often don't realize. They are ingrained behaviors that we perform almost automatically, without much conscious thought. But how do habits form in the first place, and why are they so difficult to break?Environmental cues play a crucial role in the formation and maintenance of habits. These cues are triggers that prompt our brains to go into autopilot mode and follow a familiar routine. For example, the smell of coffee in the morning may signal to us that it's time to start our day with a cup of coffee, or the sight of a gym bag by the door may remind us that it's time to hit the gym. When we repeatedly encounter the same cues in a particular context, our brains start associating those cues with certain actions. Over time, this association becomes stronger, until the cue alo...
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