# how to change a habit #permanentnote ## Source - [[book - The power of habit]] ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - live a great life]] - [[topic - simplification]] - [[topic - personal efficiency]] - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[how to be a better self]] - [[how to have more possibilities]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - the habit loop]] - [[zt - building good habits]] ## Notes - You cannot change the cue or the craving or the reward, the only thing you can change is [[zt - the habit loop|the routine]] - You need to believe that the change can happen to make it permanent - Use the [[zt - the five why]] to get to the root cause of a problem and change that core thing. ### Framework to change a habit 1. Identify the routine - easy 2. Experiment with rewards: identify the craving the habit is covering - Try other rewards by doing something different from the habit - Jot down the first 3 things in your mind after trying. - Wait 15 minutes. - do you still have the craving? 1. Isolate the cue: Identify areas of investigations: - Location, - time, - emotion, - other people, - last action done 2. have a plan: change the habit, not the cue nor the reward.