# The Four Laws of Behavior Change - Any [[Habits|habit]] can be broken down into a [[Feedback Loops|feedback loop]] that involves four steps: cue, craving, response, and reward. - The ultimate purpose of [[Habits]] is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible. Once our [[Habits]] become automatic, we stop paying attention to what we are doing. ## Building Habits 1. Make it obvious. - Identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behavior on top. - Every habit is initiated by a cue. We are more likely to notice cues that stand out. - Make the cues of good habits obvious in your environment. - Eliminate a bad habit reducing exposure to the cues that causes it. 2. Make it attractive. - Temptation bundling: Take a behavior that you think of as important but unappealing and link it to a behavior that you're drawn to. - Habits are a dopamine-driven feedback loop. When dopamine rises, so does our motivation to act. - The [[Culture]] we live in determines which behaviors are attractive to us. We tend to imitate the habits of three social groups: the close (family and friends), the many (the tribe), and the powerful (those with status and prestige). 3. Make it easy. - Human behavior follows the Law of Least Effort. We will naturally gravitate toward the option that requires the least amount of work. - Create an environment where doing the right thing is as easy as possible. - Prime your environment to make future good habits easier and to increase friction for bad habits. 4. Make it satisfying. - Attach some immediate gratification to your habits that reinforce your desired [[Identity]]. - The human brain evolved to [[Time|prioritize]] immediate rewards over delayed rewards.