3230: [Part 1] Stop Confusing Habits for Routines: What You Need To Know by Nir Eyal of Nir and Far on Personal Development

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🗓️ 27 June 2024

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3230: Trying to build good habits can often backfire. Nir Eyal explains the critical differences between habits and routines, and why understanding these differences is essential for effective behavior change. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and use the right strategies to improve your life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/ Quotes to ponder: "Habit works by generating an impulse to do a behavior with little or no conscious thought." "If some magic laundry-folding fairy appeared and told you not to worry about the task, you’d happily go about your day." "Unlike a routine, which feels uncomfortable to do, in the case of a habit, not doing a behavior feels bad." Episode references: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg: https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Habits-Changes-Change-Everything/dp/0358003326 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily episode 3230.
0:04.0	Stop confusing habits for routines.
0:07.0	What you need to know, part one.
0:09.0	By NearAall of Near and Far.com,
0:12.0	and I'm Justin Molek.
0:14.0	Happy Thursday, welcome to one of the only podcasts in the world where articles are narrated to you for free
0:20.0	with permission from the authors, and it's an award-winning podcast thanks to you.
0:24.0	And today I have a bit of a longer post I'll read the first half but then finish the rest for you
0:28.8	tomorrow. So with that let's get right to part one and start optimizing your life.
0:38.1	Stop confusing habits for routines. What do you need to know part one by near a all of near and far.com?
0:47.8	Trying to build good habits can often backfire. Here's why it's important to know how habits are formed and when it's better to stick with
0:56.1	a routine instead.
0:58.7	Habits are hot.
1:00.1	Self-help articles extol the power of habits and books on the topic sell by the millions.
1:06.4	Yet like many pop psychology topics, the conventional wisdom about the effectiveness and application of habits is frequently outdated, misapplied, or flat-out wrong.
1:19.5	Building habits to change behavior the right way can be a wonderful tool to improve your life, but false
1:25.6	notions about what habits are and what they can do can backfire. The idea of
1:31.9	building a habit is very appealing. The popular notion that tasks can be put on autopilot makes habits sound everless.
1:40.0	Wouldn't it be great if you could simply make a habit out of doing tasks like exercising, journaling, paying bills, or running a side business?
1:50.0	Well, unfortunately, you can't. Habits don't work that way.
1:54.8	What are habits?
1:57.0	According to Dr. Benjamin Gardner, a habit researcher at King's College London, quote,
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