🗺️ Mental Models

How to Find and Fix the Causes of Your Bad Habits

2 mental models in this chapter

Habit Formation and Underlying Motives

flowchart

This diagram illustrates the cycle of habit formation, emphasizing the role of predictions, feelings, and underlying motives in driving behavior.

Diagram Code

graph LR
    A[Cue] --> B{Prediction: What will happen next?}
    B --> C{Feeling/Emotion: Is this good or bad?}
    C --> D{Craving: Desire to change internal state}
    D --> E[Response/Habit]
    E --> F{Underlying Motive: Conserve energy, find love, reduce uncertainty, etc.}
    F --> B

Reframing Habits for Attractiveness

mindmap

This mindmap shows how to make habits more attractive by reframing them to focus on their benefits, shifting one's mindset from obligation to opportunity, and creating a motivation ritual to associate them with positive feelings.

Diagram Code

mindmap
  root((Reframing Habits))
    Benefits[Highlight Benefits]
    Mindset[Shift Mindset]
      Mindset --> GetTo["'Have to' to 'Get to'"]
    MotivationRitual[Motivation Ritual]
      MotivationRitual --> Associate[Associate with Enjoyable Activity]
      MotivationRitual --> Cue[Use Cue When Needed]