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Make or Change Habits

Behavior Change Strategies

Making or changing habits is the ultimate goal of many products. The process requires understanding the habit loop (cue-routine-reward) and applying systematic strategies.

Making new habits: Requires a clear trigger, minimal friction, and immediate reward.
Changing existing habits: Requires identifying the current loop and modifying components while keeping the reward.

Key principle: Start incredibly small. A 2-minute habit is better than a 30-minute intention.

Quiz

Pass: 3/3 correct

1. When making a new habit, the first step should be to:

2. Why is immediate celebration important after performing a tiny habit?

3. When changing an existing habit, you should experiment with: