- Behaviors followed by good things tend to be repeated - Habits are behaviors repeated enough to become automatic - New experiences result in high thought energy seeking potential solutions until a solution is found. Next time the problem arises the brain has a starting point - One way to think about it is "Try->Fail->Learn->Try Differently" - Habits are previously discovered solutions to solve current problems - They are the mental shortcuts we've discovered and applied - Habits do not restrict freedom, they actually enable it - Building habits in the present allows more of what we want in the future - Process of building habits: - Cue - Alerts to the possibility of reward in the future - Craving - The motivating force behind any action - Response - The action or thought in response to the craving, the habit - Reward - Satisfies the craving and teaches which actions are worth remembering - As adults we often don't recognize the habits running in our lives. - We don't notice that we put the same shoe on first each morning - Four laws of behavior change Good/Bad: - Cue - Make it obvious / invisible - Craving - Make it attractive / unattractive - Response - Make it easy / difficult - Reward - Make it satisfying / unsatisfying