6 Steps to Changing Habits

Identify Cues:

"Something has to trigger a habit, and a cue can be anything. Identifying cues helps you understand what puts your habits into motion."

Disrupt:

"Once you know the cues, you can throw bad habits off track."

Replace:

"Research shows that replacing a bad behavior with a good one is more effective than stopping the bad behavior alone. Deciding to eat fruit every time your mind thinks “cookie” substitutes a positive behavior for the negative habit."

Keep it Simple:

"It’s usually hard to change a habit because the behavior has become easy and automatic."

Think Long-term:

"Habits often form because they satisfy short-term impulses. Focusing long term while trying to change some habits will help you remember why you’re investing the effort."

Persist:

"Research has shown that what you’ve done before is a strong indicator of what you’ll do next. But the good news is, if you keep at it, your new behaviors will turn into habits, too."

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