My Habits


A habit (or wont) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.


 The American Journal of Psychology (1903) defines a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, [as] a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience." Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habits are sometimes compulsory. New behaviours can become automatic through the process of habit formation. Old habits are hard to break and new habits are hard to form because the behavioural patterns which humans repeat become imprinted in neural pathways, but it is possible to form new habits through repetition.


 When behaviors are repeated in a consistent context, there is an incremental increase in the link between the context and the action. This increases the automaticity of the behavior in that context. Features of an automatic behavior are all or some of:

  • efficiency
  • lack of awareness
  • unintentionality
  • uncontrollability

The Habit loop: This is a neurological pattern that governs any habit. It consists of three elements: a cue, a routine, and a reward. Understanding these components can help in understanding how to change bad habits or form good ones. The habit loop is always started with a cue, a trigger that transfers your brain into a mode that automatically determines which habit to use. The heart of the habit is a mental, emotional, or physical routine. Finally there is a reward, which helps your brain determine if this particular loop is worth remembering for the future.In an article in The New York Times, Duhigg notes, "The cue and reward become neurologically intertwined until a sense of craving emerges." Craving drives all habits and is essential to starting a new habit, or destroying an old one. Duhigg describes how Procter and Gamble used research on the habit loop and its connection to cravings to develop the market for Febreze, a product that eliminates bad odors, to make a fortune

A bad habit is a negative behaviour pattern. Common examples include procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, stereotyping, gossips, bullying, and nail-biting.

good habit. A behaviour that is beneficial to one's physical or mental health, often linked to a high level of discipline and self-control. Examples good habits Regular exercise, consumption of alcohol in moderation, balanced diet, monogamy, etc

Here are seven common, unfortunate habits that are difficult to break with willpower alone.

·         Nail Biting. ...

·         Playing With Hair. ...

·         Using "Ummm" And "Like" Frequently in Speech. ...

·         Snacking Late At Night. ...

·         Avoiding Eye Contact. ...

·         Skipping Breakfast. ...

·         Cracking Joints

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1988, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles of a character ethic that he presents as universal and timeless

The 7 Habits

1 - Be Proactive

2 - Begin with the End in Mind

3 - Put First Things First

4 - Think Win-Win

5 - Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

6 - Synergize

7 - Sharpen the Saw



In mineralogy, crystal habit is the characteristic external shape of an individual crystal or crystal group. A single crystal's habit is a description of its general shape and its crystallographic forms, plus how well developed each form is.

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