Zusammenfassung der Ressource
60. Forming a Habit Takes a Long
Time and Requires Small Steps
- The average amount of time it took
for people to form a habit was 66
days
- For some people and
some behaviors it took 18
days
- Depending on the person and the
behavior, it went all the way up to 254
days for the behavior to become an
automatic habit
- The more complex the behavior,
the longer it took to become a
habit (i.e exercising)
- A missed day, here and there,
doesn't have a significant effect on
how long it takes to build the habit.
- But too many missed days, or
multiple days in a row,
have an effect, and slows the
creation of the habit.
- Motivate others to create a new habit by
having them commit to something
small and then you can build a bigger habit
and commitment later.