How does the habit-making process work?

Have you ever wondered how a person's habits come about? What factors make them? Behind every habit, there are brain circuits that are constantly learned and repeated.

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Habit formation consists of four factors:

1. Stimulus factor (Cup)

"Small signs" that encourage the brain to start behavior.

It tells us, "It's time to do something."

Such as

See mobile → want to pick up to plow

Hear the alert → Hurry and open it.

Stress → Want to find something to relieve stress

Our brains scan their surroundings all the time.

To figure out what would lead to a "reward."

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2. Desire (Craving)

The craving force or motivation behind the behavior.

We didn't want to do that.

But we want the "result" of it.

Such as

I don't want to brush my teeth → but I want to clean my mouth.

Not wanting to exercise → but wanting to be healthy

Not wanting to eat vegetables → but wanting a healthy body

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3. Response

Is a real habit that you can express in thought or action.

The intensity of the response depends on how much motivation and resistance it has.

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4. Reward

What you get from behavior.

Make the brain remember "should repeat." 🔁

The award has two main functions.

• Make you satisfied and temporarily reduce your cravings

• Make the brain learn that "this behavior is valuable" and to remember

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Brief summary 🔑

If one of them is lacking → the habit will not be born.

No trigger → No start

No craving → No force to do

Too hard to do → not act

No reward → No repeat

Habit = a circuit in which the brain learns and iterates every day.

Data from the book atomic habits. 📚