Date: 9/08/2014 13:14:36
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 573625
Subject: How we form habits, change existing ones

How we form habits, change existing ones

Much of our daily lives are taken up by habits that we’ve formed over our lifetime. An important characteristic of a habit is that it’s automatic— we don’t always recognize habits in our own behavior. Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations. Habits emerge through associative learning. “We find patterns of behavior that allow us to reach goals. We repeat what works, and when actions are repeated in a stable context, we form associations between cues and response,” Wendy Wood explains in her session at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention.

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Date: 11/08/2014 10:14:11
From: Cymek
ID: 574493
Subject: re: How we form habits, change existing ones

Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations.

Sounds like the monotony of work

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Date: 11/08/2014 10:15:20
From: roughbarked
ID: 574495
Subject: re: How we form habits, change existing ones

Cymek said:


Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations.

Sounds like the monotony of work

or religious behaviour?

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Date: 11/08/2014 10:17:57
From: Tamb
ID: 574496
Subject: re: How we form habits, change existing ones

Cymek said:


Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations.

Sounds like the monotony of work


Oh duh. Who paid good money to “discover” the bleeding obvious?
It’s like saying that studies show that 99.9 + % of inward breaths are followed by outward ones.

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Date: 11/08/2014 10:19:40
From: roughbarked
ID: 574498
Subject: re: How we form habits, change existing ones

Tamb said:


Cymek said:

Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations.

Sounds like the monotony of work


Oh duh. Who paid good money to “discover” the bleeding obvious?
It’s like saying that studies show that 99.9 + % of inward breaths are followed by outward ones.

the payee doesn’t give a rat’s

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Date: 11/08/2014 10:21:02
From: Tamb
ID: 574501
Subject: re: How we form habits, change existing ones

roughbarked said:


Tamb said:

Cymek said:

Studies show that about 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations.

Sounds like the monotony of work


Oh duh. Who paid good money to “discover” the bleeding obvious?
It’s like saying that studies show that 99.9 + % of inward breaths are followed by outward ones.

the payee doesn’t give a rat’s


At least they’re in line for an IgNoble Award.

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