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Australia’s coal industry; an analogy for habit change

26/8/2019

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Australia has a habit of digging up coal for power and metallurgical purposes.  The coal industry makes for a useful analogy to explain some important ideas about habit creation and change.  I’m not pro-coal or anti-coal, as a born and bred Novocastrian coal is in my blood (and probably in my lungs too) and, notwithstanding the broader environmental context, we in Newcastle owe a lot to the industry.  Regardless, this post is about habits – not politics, economics or environmental policy.

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Why do bad habits feel good?

26/8/2019

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We are fast approaching that part of every year where we tend to take a break, reflect and start making plans and setting personal goals.  It seems that the New Year is the perfect moment to take stock and look at changing some habits. 

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Why is Habit Change so hard?

26/8/2019

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Think about the very basis for defining life of an organism – any organism. 
Question: What one condition is critical for all life? 
Answer: Relative sameness, relative stability!

Habit change can be hard because the major measure of 'good' as far as your body is concerned is its reference to 'normal'.

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