Identifying triggers like stress, anxiety, or boredom is crucial for addressing and overcoming bad habits.
Analyse the routine
Routines, such as social media or smoking, can be replaced with healthier habits by understanding and addressing the negative habits.
Recognise the reward
Bad habits trigger dopamine rushes in the brain, causing temporary happiness. Recognizing these benefits can help address negative habits more effectively.
Keep the cue, change the routine
Change routines based on reward, such as replacing smoking with walking or listening to music when anxious or stressed, and repeat until habitual.
Sink your stress levels
Habits like smoking and sugar consumption involve the brain's dopamine system, a "feel-good" chemical that transmits signals between neurons, leading to changes in brain systems and actions.