The Science of Making & Breaking Habits | Huberman Lab Essentials

I felt this one. Success is simple you either outwork your excuses or you lose. Power Behind The Curtain by Dave Rumsfeld pushed me to show up even on the days where motivation is zero

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It is the first day of 2026 and I am here for habit formation😂

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Every morning I hit an ice bath and a CrossFit session. It’s the hardest part of my day, and getting it done before the day even starts changes everything.

That is how exactly I formed the habit of exercising. Before I do my exercise, I always rehearse in my mind beforehand of what sort of exercises I’m going to do later or the following day. The technique, volume, intensity, etc. And exercise became reflexive habit for me for almost a year already and counting. Even when I’m on a holiday, I would do body weight exercises in my hotel room😂 I always listen to podcasts, too while doing house chores. It also has become a great habit for me.

I look forward to seeing the word limbic friction in future research.

I have started using this to help my husband create new pathways for his Alzheimer's challenged brain AND, it is WORKING. I also have him taking Thiamine in the form of Benfotiamine which is synthetic and very bioavailable. I have seen incredible improvements. His wonderful happy personally has resurfaced, his motivation to improve, his desire to get out with people again and a host of other improvements. No doctor will tell their patients that Alzheimer's is reversable.

¡Hola Profe!Understanding which phases of the day are more suitable for different habits was a game changer.Also,since consistency is the key,I found extremely beneficial practice of letting go of "perfection" and "how it should be done" and establishing a brutally honest non negotiable daily minimum,which could be done in any case scenario for every habit.Thank You for all Your hard work and care for all of us.

Wow what a brilliant idea to follow the bad habit immediately with forming a new habit!! That's one of those things where now I'm asking myself why I didn't think of that? It makes so much sense to create this anchor that will eventually be triggered by the automatic desire of fulfilling the unhealthy behavior.