Habits, according to James's worldview, are a bargain with the devil. They make life easier by automating behaviors you perform regularly... but once an action becomes a habit, you can lose sight of what prompts it.
We like to think that we're doing things for a reason, that everything is driven by a goal. Goals seem like our primary motivation only because we're more conscious of them than of how strong our habits are.
Becoming aware of your invisible habits can boost your chances of successfully forming new, effective habits or breaking harmful ones... so that you can live a life dictated more by what you enjoy and less by what you're used to.
Habitual action 'goes on of itself'... modern researchers have discerned that habits are practically automatic... reducing our awareness about their existence and origins.
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