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Well, hey, feel good, fam. I am so glad you're here. Today we're talking about the habit

loop, an interview with Charles Duhigg, who is the author of the New York Times best-selling

book, The Power of Habit,

Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. The book has been out for almost 10 years, so Charles

is joining us to really talk about the habit loop, how to figure out your habit loop,

when you've identified the reward that drives your behavior, the cue that triggers it,

and the routine itself, and how understanding that loop can help you build better habits.

In this conversation, we're breaking down the three parts of the habit loop, the importance

of the reward in the habit loop, and how you might not even be thinking about rewards

and how that can be such a game changer.

Some habit loop examples, what a cue is in the habit loop, and how cravings impact the habit loop.

And then we also get to some of the questions that you asked.

I pulled my Real Food Whole Life audience on Instagram for some questions.

So we answer questions like, why do I keep doing something that I know isn't good or healthy for me? It feels so hard to resume a habit after

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