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examples of re ection and review, 244–45
handling the boredom of training, 233–34
Los Angeles L akers example of re ection and review, 242–44
use of motivation rituals, 132–33
atomic habits
cumulative effect of stacking, 251–52
de ned, 27
automaticity, 144–46
automating a habit
cash register example, 171–72
table of onetime actions that lock in good habits, 173
omas Frank example of automating a habit contract, 210
using technolog y, 173–75
awareness
Habits Scorecard, 64–66
of nonconscious habits, 62
Pointing-and-Calling subway safety system, 62–63

bad habits
breaking (table), 97, 137, 179, 213
reducing exposure to the cues that cause them, 94–95
behavior change
Cardinal Rule of B ehavior Change, 186, 189
four laws of, 53–55, 186, 252–53 (see also speci c numbered laws)
learning cur ves, 145–46
three layers of, 29–31
bene ts of habits, 46–47, 239
“B etter All the Time” (article), 154
biological considerations
“Big Five” personality traits, 220–22
genes, 218–21, 226–27
boredom, 233–36
Brailsford, Dave, 13–14
the brain
career choices and brain differences, 143–44
dopamine-driven feedback loops, 105–108
evolutionar y similarity of, 187
as habits are created, 45–46
Hebb’s L aw, 143
inaccurate perceptions of threats, 189n
long-term potentiation, 143
physical changes in the brain due to repetition, 143–44