It's important to orient your nervous system towards the task-bracketing process, similar to warming up your body before exercise, to prime your brain for habit execution.

You can build up task-bracketing to increase the likelihood of performing a challenging habit, like writing for an hour a day or working on mathematics.

The process of breaking habits can be enhanced by inserting a positive behavior immediately after the execution of the bad habit, creating a new sequence of neural activation that weakens the old habit.

The dorsolateral striatum is crucial for habit formation, as it activates at the beginning and end of a habit, marking its execution.

Neuroplasticity involves changes in the connections between neurons, which are essential for forming new habits.

To effectively form habits, consider not just the execution of the habit but also the events that precede and follow it, creating a context for dopamine association, and visualize the entire sequence of steps involved, from preparation to completion, while positively anticipating the benefits that follow.

Habits organize our behavior into reflexive actions, allowing us to perform daily tasks without overthinking them.

Focus involves activating circuits in the brain that analyze duration, path, and outcome of actions.

Breaking habits involves engaging in long-term depression of the neural pathways associated with the unwanted behavior, which can be achieved by consciously recognizing the moment after executing the bad habit and replacing it with a positive behavior.