Welcome back to the Mind Melt Podcast. Today is our first episode of 2022 and we thought it was appropriate to start our series on developing good habits. We wanted to start out this series by talking about the psychology and mindset that creates our habits in the first place. Our habits are formed by repeating patterns called habit loops which always end in some sort of reward. A habit loop consists of 3 things a cue/trigger, the routine (actual habit), and the reward that follows. What keeps us going back to that Netflix show, those bad foods, smoking, drinking alcohol and many other bad habits is the reward. The reward is what our brain remembers so even if the behavior is not in our best interest our brain believes it is good for us. 

On the next episodes we will cover how to break yourself out of the habit loop and break some of your bad habits early on in this new year. We will also teach you the importance of good habits and the benefits they provide for your life. If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and leave a rating or review anywhere you get your podcasts.