Switch Points Where Habits Begin, Break, and Take Over

Southerland Publishing
Ebook
125
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About this ebook

Habits do not change because you suddenly become more disciplined. They change at switch points: the small moments when a cue appears, a routine gains momentum, an environment lowers friction, or an identity story directs the next choice. Switch Points explains how those moments work and how to redesign them. Mick Southerland moves beyond the myth of willpower to examine behavioral loops, dopamine, triggers, keystone habits, social imitation, distraction, emotional patterns, and the hidden defaults that shape everyday life. Learn why breaking a habit without replacing it often fails, how rituals differ from routines, why streaks can become traps, and how cues, friction, repetition, and environment can make better behavior easier to sustain. Grounded in practical behavioral insight, this guide helps you interrupt self-sabotage, build more useful defaults, and recognize the fragile windows where a different action can become a different future—and eventually a different version of you.
Habits do not change because you suddenly become more disciplined. They change at switch points: the small moments when a cue appears, a routine gains momentum, an environment lowers friction, or an identity story directs the next choice. Switch Points explains how those moments work and how to r...

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