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We all like to feel like we have control over ourselves and our actions. The alternative is just too frightening to imagine, but have you ever wondered how much of what we do is just a result of habit? I think we can all remember times when we drove back from work, got home, and had no idea how the heck we just got there. It’s not like we were asleep at the wheel, but our brains definitely were not active. But how often does that really occur? Research shows that up to 95% of our behaviors are a direct result of our habit cycles, with conservative estimates showing that habits control 50% of behavior. At best, we are on auto-pilot for half of our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think Mahatma Gandhi said it best when talking about the power of habits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many of us, when we think of our financial journey, it is nothing but a series of poor decisions and stress. The more we make poor financial decisions, spend more than we make, buying things we don’t need, the more it becomes a habit. The stronger the habit, the harder it is to break, no matter if that habit is good or bad. Habits are neutral; they don’t play any favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love how Warren Buffett puts it. “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” So the obvious question that arises is how do habits work, and can we control them? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Habit Cycle — <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Merriam-webster dictionary defines a habit as “an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.” Simply put, habits are our brains’ way of shortcutting information to be productive in life. Our brains take on an insane amount of data every second, and in order to decipher that information efficiently, it needs shortcuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n