MT. 001: Ch .1. 2 : Building Effective Habits

Effective Habits Lesson

​This lesson covers atomic habits which are basically tiny changes that bring about remarkable results. The following will be covered:

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​1. Power of one percent changes over time.

​2. Focus on systems instead of goals.

​3. Why its all about identities rather than outcomes.

​4. FOUR fundamental laws of behavior change.

​Introduction ​

​Hello young doctors and nurses!

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​To become the healthcare professionals

you want to be, you have to form good habits that have a positive impact in your studying and life in general.

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​You can only know these things through analyzing the role atomic habits play in our lives.

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​Welcome!

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​Introduction

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An atomic habit is a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do but is also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.

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Multiple Choice

Which term refers to a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do but is also the source of incredible power?

• Motor habits

• atomic habit

• Intellectual habit

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1. Power of one percent changes over time.​

A one percent change might not seem like much, but small improvements each and every day will amplify your life and success over time.

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Multiple Choice

Small improvements each and every day will Not amplify your life and success over time.

• False

• True

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​2. Focus on systems instead of goals.​

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress. A handful of problems arise when you spend too much time thinking about your goals and not enough time designing your systems.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is best for making progress ?

• goal

• system

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​3. Why its all about identities rather than outcomes.​

The key to building lasting habits is focusing on creating a new identity first. Your current behaviors are simply a reflection of your current identity. What you do now is a mirror image of the type of person you believe that you are (either consciously or subconsciously).

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​4. FOUR fundamental laws of behavior change.​

All habits proceed through four stages in the same order: cue, craving, response, and reward. This four-step pattern is the backbone of every habit, and your brain runs through these steps in the same order each time.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a stage that every habit proceeds through ?

• Cue

• Craving

• response

• reward

• All mentioned

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​4. FOUR fundamental laws of behavior change. (Continuation)​

The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are (1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not among the four laws of behavior change ?

• make it obvious

• make it attractive

• make it easy

• make it satisfying

• Make it exhausting

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​CONCLUSION​

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