These are the most effective ways to BREAK BAD HABITS 🎉 #1 Replace the origin of the reward. Remember that you can get the same rewards from other actions that you consider better for you. If you feel alert when you drink coffee, perhaps you can also get the same effect if you go for a walk. A better way to explain this alternative is through the example of Charles Duhigg. Duhigg wanted to kick his habit of eating a cookie every day because it was making him gain weight. First, he tried to avoid cookies altogether, and it didn't work. Then he used the habit loop to understand his behavior, and this is what he found: Trigger: 3:30 in the afternoon. Answer: Go to the cafeteria to get a cookie. Reward: Distraction from work With this exercise, he realized that he was not cravi