How Habits Work Duhigg Analysis

We all have habits and habits have a big impact on what we do in our lives each day. There are many good habits and there are many bad habits. Habits form from a psychological pattern called habit loop that control’s all of your habits. Most habits happen without us even knowing they are happening. In "How Habits Work" by Charles Duhigg he states that there are four ways you can change a habit. To change a habit, you have to identify the routine, experiment the habit with rewards, isolate the cue, and have a plan. By following these four simple steps you will be able to change your good or bad habits without much difficulties.
First, you have to identify the routine of your habit. The routine is the behavior of the habit itself. One of my bad habits is going on my phone to do one thing but instead, I find myself on social media application. Let's say that I have to do an essay and go on my phone to respond a message and spend an hour watching videos on YouTube. By figuring out your routine you can see every step taken to do the habit. You will be able to identify the behavior you want to change. For instance, I can see that the behavior I want to change will be to set my phone to the side while I do other activities. That way I know what my bad habit is and I could change the routine by
Duhigg states that rewards are powerful because they satisfy cravings and that cravings are what drive our behaviors. By experimenting with rewards you get the chance to see if the outcome is better or not. For my bad habit, I would turn off my phone to make sure I won't go on it. On another day I will leave the phone elsewhere until I am finished with what I am doing. Every time after you experiment with different rewards or routines you will be able to see if stratifies what you are craving by doing that habit. By experimenting, you can find what you really are craving. The reward will help your brain process the habit