In this blog I would like to learn about habits. We all live by habits.
We are our habits -Aristotle
Habits are programs used by human body. Without habits the body is like a laptop without any software installed. Habits are functions. Imagine learning to drive anew each time you get into your car.
A preliminary list of topics
1. Default habits
Learned early and common to all
- walking
- talking
- eating
2. Habits and morality
- habits as branded by religion and society
- spending
- smoking
- eating
- drugs
These are defined usually as addictions resulting by consuming something beyond its prescribed limit:
- money/credit cards
- cigarettes
- food
- drugs
4. Mechanics of habits
How habits are
- formed
- altered
- removed
- ignored
- used
- triggered
5. Where are habits stored
- probably in the spine (habits are reflexes?)
6. Habits in other organisms
What can we learn from them
- pets
- wild animals
- nature
7. Habits of bureaucracies
- war
- growth
- rule
- hierarchy
- law
8. Habits of systems
- orbits
- gaia
- beliefs
- faith
- likes
- desires
- emotions
10. Practical tips and how tos
- Step by step guides
As far as I know habitology is not a mainstream academic science yet. In order to make the Mechanics of Habits a science we'll define new units so that we can measure related quantities.
There is a lot of information scattered around the internet about habits. I'll try to collect and classify them here.
With your help I wish to identify how habits work. Please share your experiments with habits:
- Are you aware of your habits?
- How do you change a habit or create a new habit?
- How do you define habit?
Let's start our journey to discover and conquer habits!
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