Behavioral activation - using specific kinds of activity to enhance your mood and motivation - is a powerful tool. Certain kinds of activities can help you feel more motivated and improve your happiness levels.
Have you ever found yourself questioning why someone behaves the way they do? Or maybe that person you're struggling to understand is yourself. Why do we do things that don't make sense, cause problems, or seem destructive?
Like scratching an itchy mosquito bite, many actions provide temporary relief but worsen the problem in the long-run This is negative reinforcement. Learn to break these negative, self-fueling cycles or amplifying loops.
Many people fail at changing habits because they miss the critical step of identifying their cues. Habits have 3 parts: cue, behavior, and reward. Recognizing all 3 can help you change bad habits.
40% of our behaviors and 80% of our thoughts are habitual, meaning they happen outside of our intentional cntrol. Understanding the anatomy of a habit can help you change it. Learn 6 tips for effective habit change.
