Habit Loop

seedling

planted May 25, 2021

A habit consists of 4 steps:

1. Cue: some kind of trigger that triggers a behavior. This can be a specific location, an event, or an object you see.
2. Craving: you feel the urge to do a specific thing. This is the result of the cue.
3. Response: you do the action you wanted
4. Reward: the feeling that you did what you wanted

Here is an example:

Cue: You walk past a coffee shop on the way to work and smell fresh roasted coffee.

Craving: Coffee gives you energy, and you want to feel energized.

Response: You buy a cup of coffee.

Reward: By the time you reach work, you are raring to go. Buying a cup of coffee becomes associated with your walk to work.

These four steps can create either good or bad habits. To form a good habit, you should make use of the habit Loop.

Cue: make it obvious

Craving: make it attractive

Response: make it easy

Reward: make it satisfying