Q: Are habits sometimes compulsory? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are habits to identify your cue and modify your routine and reward? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is habit an undesirable behavior pattern? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are habits what makes a habit different from other automatic processes in the mind? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are habits hard to break and new habits are hard to form because the behavioural patterns which humans repeat become imprinted in neural pathways? ¶
A: Yes, but it is possible to form new habits through repetition.
Q: Are habits often a trace of past goal pursuit? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are habits characterized by the slow? ¶
A: Yes, and incremental accrual of information over time in procedural memory.
Q: Are habits learned and represented in memory? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is habit forming? ¶
A: Yes, and it can be analysed in three parts: the cue, the behavior, and the reward.
Q: Are habits often formed at a young age and may be because of a need for attention? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are habits particularly vulnerable to change at "major life moments" like graduation? ¶
A: Yes, and marriage, birth of first child, moving to a new home, and divorce.
Q: Are habits known as "keystone habits"? ¶
A: Yes, and these influence the formation of other habits.