The four steps you need to form a habit

There are MANY books out there on habit formation. Are they all saying the same thing?Some habits are more complicated than others. Some habits require us to untangle one automatic set of behaviours and replace them with another.It can be a long process — much longer than the 21 days that's often promised.  Norman and Tegan tell us how to form a new habit, in far less than 300 pages, so you can get started. ReferencesNeurobiology of habit formationHow the brain controls our habits - MITBridging the gap between striatal plasticity and learningBasal ganglia and beyond: The interplay between motor and cognitive aspects in Parkinson’s disease rehabilitationYou are what you repeatedly do: Links between personality and habitHow are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real worldHow does habit form? Guidelines for tracking real-world habit formationThe role of habit in compulsivityGoal-Directed and Habitual Control in Human Substance Use: State of the Art and Future Directions