New study challenges 'pop psychology' myths about habits

By ditching 'pop psychology myths' about habits, we can better understand our habits and take more effective action, according to researchers.

New analysis by Surrey researchers argues that a habit is simply a mental link between a situation and an action . When someone with a habit is in the situation, an unconscious urge prompts the action. However, whether this urge leads to habitual behaviour depends on other competing impulses that influence our actions."Forming a habit means connecting a situation you often encounter with the action you usually take.

Dr Phillippa Lally, co-author of the study and Senior Lecturer in Psychology from the University of Surrey, said:

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