The Basics of Habit
- Habits are automated behaviors for mental efficiency. Mental models help to self-direct them. Emotional regulation and meditation will help to clear the mind enough to plan out manageable and realistic habits.
- No such thing as luck or randomness. We just allow ourselves to defend the theory of bad luck when things feel out of our control. Or we prescribe a responsibility to a higher being. Lack of control = fear of the unknown and potentially danger.
- Different techniques to encourage
- Game Theory for the old system.
- Game B remodel
Self-assessment of good and bad habits. Structure a plan that implements small change each day in order to create the person you want to be.
Decide the person you want to become.
Prove it to yourself with small wins.
Dopaminergic response to extrinsic vs. intrinsic rewards. Build long-lasting habits by training yourself to crave the experience of doing work. The pain signal can be a trigger for dopamine release. Instead of rewarding yourself with an extrinsic dopamine releasing activity, drug, or food, that raises the base level of motivation, requiring that stimuli to be present every time you want to do the habit.