Começa assim:«Habits are the fuel of success. Whether it’s grabbing a cup of coffee before settling into a big project, decamping to the couch for deep thinking, or jogging at midday to spur fresh thoughts, these often-ignored behaviors set the stage for high performance, experts say.
But these small habits may be forgotten in favor of the goal-oriented plan of just doing the task. This is a bad idea, according to a fascinating 2020 paper in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Its authors found that habitual behaviors operate differently as they weave through sensorimotor pathways, and tend to be more automatic and dependable, even in times of stress. Goal-oriented behaviors operate through cognitive pathways in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, and are less reliable. A whopping percentage—almost half—of a person’s daily actions are mostly invisible habits done the same way every day, according to researchers from the University of Southern California. Simply put, we are creatures of habit.
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