Creatures of Habit: Part II - A blueprint for building new habits

Crawford Hollingworth

This article, the second in a three-part series, explores ways of creating new habits in our lives, either via contextual changes, or using an existing habit to trigger another, or creating a reward for a new behaviour.

Creatures of Habit: Part II – A blueprint for building new habits

Crawford HollingworthThe Behavioural Architects

This is Part Two of a three-part series looking at habits in depth. Read Part One and Part Three

Making changes in our own lives or getting others to change their behaviour is harder than we think. It's tough – people are naturally creatures of habit, can even be slaves to them – and habits are usually deeply embedded. Trying to unravel existing habits and getting people to change and do something new is one thing and can be a...

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