On the Psychology of Habits: The Good and The Bad
This month, we dive into the psychology and development of habits, habitual routines to achieve peak brain health, and the reasons to develop checklist habits.
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In Praise of Habits So Much More Than Mindless Reflexes
As Gilbert Ryle once said, “Habits are part of our everyday coping practices”. Cognitive scientists see habits as highly mechanistic. We create repetition in response to environmental cues, which in turn generates mindless mechanisms that automize your response.
Zanshin: Learning the Art of Attention and Focus From a Legendary Samurai Archer
How do we achieve “Zanshin”? Through the training of Kyudo, a martial art focusing on archery. Where we learn the state of relaxed alertness. We reach this goal through being aware of our mind, body, and surroundings.
The Checklist Habit
Did you ever question why checklists help you get more done faster? Relying on yourself may concur errors that could be prevented in checklists. As Alfred Whitehead expressed, “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.” This fundamental reason is why we all should develop the habit of creating checklists.
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