Power Of Habit Essay

According to Charles Duhigg’s theory in “The Power of Habit.” A habit loop has three parts, the cue to be a trigger; the routine, it can be physical or emotional, and the reward. At first, Hazel’s habit loop was simple, the cue was her parents did not allow her to go to school so she stay at home, the routine was she stayed at home and became isolated, and the reward was she felt safe and relieved. Because of this habit loop, she became isolate and hated to do the social activities. So when Hazel’s mother let her go to the cancer support group, she still went there for satisfy her mother although she did not want to leave her home. At that time, by the Golden Rule, her habit had changed. The Golden Rule means that keep the cue and the reward,