How to use it
Repeat something enough and it moves from a choice, to a habit, to something that runs without you. The wiring doesn't care if it's the phone at 23:00 or the bar at 07:00. Decide on purpose what you let become automatic.
How sure we are
P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.
E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.
Sources
Behaviour can move from chosen action to habit to compulsion as control shifts from planning areas to the striatum (Everitt & Robbins 2005, review of addiction research, 🟡) · using it for everyday habits is a step further (🟠).
Not medical, legal or financial advice.