Dr. Allan Bacon
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According to the same research, if you make a mistake and you feel like you screwed up, hey, I didn't want to eat those Oreos, but I did anyways. And now I'm in that mentality because that's the thing that people get into. Okay, well, I've screwed up once. And so now I'm just going to go off the deep end.
According to the same research, if you make a mistake and you feel like you screwed up, hey, I didn't want to eat those Oreos, but I did anyways. And now I'm in that mentality because that's the thing that people get into. Okay, well, I've screwed up once. And so now I'm just going to go off the deep end.
As long as you get back on track at your very next chance, it does not impair that habit formation process. So we have this habit that we want to change and we have the idea that it's going to take some time and it's going to be okay to screw up because if we just get back on track, we can actually fix that. So how do we do this? We have three different aspects to every habit.
As long as you get back on track at your very next chance, it does not impair that habit formation process. So we have this habit that we want to change and we have the idea that it's going to take some time and it's going to be okay to screw up because if we just get back on track, we can actually fix that. So how do we do this? We have three different aspects to every habit.
As long as you get back on track at your very next chance, it does not impair that habit formation process. So we have this habit that we want to change and we have the idea that it's going to take some time and it's going to be okay to screw up because if we just get back on track, we can actually fix that. So how do we do this? We have three different aspects to every habit.
Everything both good and bad follows the same train. It is reminder, routine, and reward. We are reminded of something. We have a routine as the response to that reminder. And then that achieves a reward of some kind. This can be good or bad. And that's what's really important to understand. And so if our stressor, whatever it is, you know, Deborah from work yelled at you.
Everything both good and bad follows the same train. It is reminder, routine, and reward. We are reminded of something. We have a routine as the response to that reminder. And then that achieves a reward of some kind. This can be good or bad. And that's what's really important to understand. And so if our stressor, whatever it is, you know, Deborah from work yelled at you.
Everything both good and bad follows the same train. It is reminder, routine, and reward. We are reminded of something. We have a routine as the response to that reminder. And then that achieves a reward of some kind. This can be good or bad. And that's what's really important to understand. And so if our stressor, whatever it is, you know, Deborah from work yelled at you.
That could be a reminder. The routine could be, well, every time she yells at me, I go to the break room and I grab some Snickers or whatever sitting in the break room because there's always candy in the break room. and the reward is actually being able to eat it. Now this could be viewed as a negative habit loop because this isn't a conscious choice to have that, Snickers.
That could be a reminder. The routine could be, well, every time she yells at me, I go to the break room and I grab some Snickers or whatever sitting in the break room because there's always candy in the break room. and the reward is actually being able to eat it. Now this could be viewed as a negative habit loop because this isn't a conscious choice to have that, Snickers.
That could be a reminder. The routine could be, well, every time she yells at me, I go to the break room and I grab some Snickers or whatever sitting in the break room because there's always candy in the break room. and the reward is actually being able to eat it. Now this could be viewed as a negative habit loop because this isn't a conscious choice to have that, Snickers.
It's something that I'm doing because I'm having an emotional crisis and this is my response to it. So if you want to change these bad habits that you have, and now that we know that these bad habits are learned, we know that we can change them,
It's something that I'm doing because I'm having an emotional crisis and this is my response to it. So if you want to change these bad habits that you have, and now that we know that these bad habits are learned, we know that we can change them,
It's something that I'm doing because I'm having an emotional crisis and this is my response to it. So if you want to change these bad habits that you have, and now that we know that these bad habits are learned, we know that we can change them,
we start to focus on that second r the routine you're not going to be able to cut out the fact that stress is going to happen in your life deborah from hr is always going to be there And so you change your routine up, and the longer that you change this routine up, the more it will influence the reward that happens.
we start to focus on that second r the routine you're not going to be able to cut out the fact that stress is going to happen in your life deborah from hr is always going to be there And so you change your routine up, and the longer that you change this routine up, the more it will influence the reward that happens.
we start to focus on that second r the routine you're not going to be able to cut out the fact that stress is going to happen in your life deborah from hr is always going to be there And so you change your routine up, and the longer that you change this routine up, the more it will influence the reward that happens.
So you can either not go to the break room, because that's where the food is, or you could substitute a food substitution there in place and say, okay, every time this happens, and I've been monitoring my response to this, and I realize that this is what I do every time this happens.
So you can either not go to the break room, because that's where the food is, or you could substitute a food substitution there in place and say, okay, every time this happens, and I've been monitoring my response to this, and I realize that this is what I do every time this happens.
So you can either not go to the break room, because that's where the food is, or you could substitute a food substitution there in place and say, okay, every time this happens, and I've been monitoring my response to this, and I realize that this is what I do every time this happens.