How to make a habit stick : NPR
Have you ever accidentally broken a good habit? For example, did you forget to do yoga once and somehow it never happened again?
Suddenly, a behavior you’ve been working on for weeks is simply erased. You did everything right, so what went wrong?
For a habit to stick, you have to do more than just repeat it, says behavior scientist BJ Fogg, founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford. You need motivation, the ability to do the action, and the incentive to do it. “When these three things come together, behavior occurs.”
Fogg shares ideas based on Small Habits Methoda research-based approach he developed in 2007 on how to create lasting change.
This comic strip was drawn by the artist Vreni Stollbergerbased on writing by Mika Ellison and reporting by Marielle Segarra.
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Vreni Stollberger for NPR
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Vreni Stollberger is a Queens, New York-based cartoonist who enjoys using comics to break down complex topics, from politics and science to history and culture.
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