Habit formation: stop chasing “21 days” and start building automaticity

Modern habit research emphasizes that habit formation time varies widely by behavior and person—meaning the strategy should be “make it easy and repeatable,” not “white-knuckle it for a month.”

Try this: shrink the habit until it’s almost laughable (2 minutes). Then scale only after it’s automatic.

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