Chapter 8
HABITS
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
—Aristotle
Habits are formed to fulfill or meet a need. You have good habits and you have bad habits. Both are accomplishing the fundamental task of fulfilling a need. Various studies argue exactly how much of our behavior is simply habit, but they mostly agree it is a significant number (more than 35 percent).
The needs that are fulfilled by habits are either emotional or physical, and sometimes a combination of both. Scientists theorize that habits are also formed to enable the brain to function more easily. Just as water trickles down a hill finding the path of least resistance, your brain seeks to solve problems or complete tasks by finding the easiest ...
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