Muhammad Badrah

February 9, 2023

The Habit Loop

On the topic of Habits, I liked the “Habit Loop” a lot from the Atomic Habits by James Clear. It's very simple and eye opening. Not sure how easy and effective to apply though.

The Habit Loop:
  1. A cue triggers a craving
  2. The craving makes you want a reward
  3. You respond to get that reward
  4. The reward satisfies your craving

To help with building a habit:
  1. Make it Obvious (cue)
  2. Make it Attractive (craving)
  3. Make it Easy (response)
  4. Make it Satisfying (reward)

To help with breaking a habit:
  1. Make it Invisible (cue)
  2. Make it Unattractive (craving)
  3. Make it Difficult (response)
  4. Make it Unsatisfying (reward)

A very good “visual” summary of the book:
https://www.thunknotes.com/blog/a-visual-book-summary-of-atomic-habits-by-james-clear

Thank you Andrew Nalband for the amazing summary!

About Muhammad Badrah

I strive for enabling prosperity and joy for everyone by way of abundance and transparency, utilizing science, understanding, love of learning, systems thinking, and technology as tools.

Thoughts here are raw, developing, and most of the time are work-in-progress notes-to-self. They may have errors. They can and they will change over time. If interested, please share your thoughts, poke holes, give feedback, and help shaping them up further.