Habit Formation Sequences
The following 2×2 plots a week of my physical and mental health habits. Patterns emerge, such as how I am happy (top half) that my positive health habits (black text) are becoming more automatic (green arrows).
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The following chart breaks down the sequence of habit formation using the example of the Acne.org Regimen. It identifies each step as it relates to BJ Fogg’s Behavior Change Methodology. Here’s a link to a few of my interesting findings. In June, 2010, this presentation was tweeted more than any other document on Slideshare and it was added to Slideshare’s homepage.
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I decided to map my habits onto my body to see if I could find any patterns. As it turns out, my hands are responsible for about half my habits. Perhaps I should hold my hands hostage when trying to change a habit?
