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The Power of Replacement Behaviors After Bad Habits
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1:35:19 - 1:40:49 (05:29)

Identifying the sequence of events that led to a bad habit can be difficult, but taking advantage of the active neurons immediately after a bad habit execution can allow for the insertion of a replacement behavior. This is more effective than just visual or electronic reminders in the long-term.

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Reminders, whether physical or electronic, were effective in the short-term for forming or breaking habits but not effective in the long-term.
1:35:19 - 1:37:51 (02:32)
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Habit Formation
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Reminders, whether physical or electronic, were effective in the short-term for forming or breaking habits but not effective in the long-term. Physical punishment or monetary penalties were more effective but not necessarily practical.

Chapter
The Power of Replacement Behaviors After Bad Habits
Episode
The Science of Making & Breaking Habits
Podcast
Huberman Lab
Instead of identifying the state of mind or events leading up to a bad habit, taking advantage of the moment after the bad habit execution by engaging in a replacement behavior could be a powerful tool in creating a double habit that replaces the bad habit with a good one.
1:37:51 - 1:40:49 (02:57)
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Self-improvement
Summary

Instead of identifying the state of mind or events leading up to a bad habit, taking advantage of the moment after the bad habit execution by engaging in a replacement behavior could be a powerful tool in creating a double habit that replaces the bad habit with a good one.

Chapter
The Power of Replacement Behaviors After Bad Habits
Episode
The Science of Making & Breaking Habits
Podcast
Huberman Lab