Choice Hacking by Jen Clinehens

Choice Hacking by Jen Clinehens

The Habit Loop: How Your Environment Encourages Bad Habits

Why behavioral science says context is more important than willpower

Jen Clinehens
Nov 17, 2022
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“When we look at living creatures from an outward point of view, one of the first things that strike us is that they are bundles of habits.”

— William James, psychologist

Every year, my friend Joe (not his real name) decides to quit smoking. How do I know? He makes a Facebook proclamation around New Years’, declaring he’s done with cigarettes. There are w…

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