Habit Decay / Extinction
Habits fade when the context cue disappears or the routine is blocked, far more than when the reward stops; disruptions like moving, changing jobs or new devices are the natural window to reset them.
An everyday example
A daily coffee-shop purchase ends when the office moves, not when you decided it was a waste.
What it can cost you
Losing good habits in a life transition without noticing, and having bad ones survive because their cues moved with you.
Warning signs
- A routine vanished when my surroundings changed.
- A bad habit came with me because its cue is my phone.
One thing to do
Use transitions deliberately: list the habits you want to keep and re-plant their cues in the new context in the first week.
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