The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg | A 15-minute Key Takeaways & Analysis

the small win of committing to a keystone habit change eases the process for changing others.

The brain forms habits automatically to increase mental efficiency and stores the habits in the basal ganglia. Habit-forming requires a cue that triggers the habit, a routine activity, and

this is because the scientific studies do not support a scientific basis for what constitutes belief. The concept is, however, supported with surveys, and a couple case studies. These examples lean toward the spiritual, although Duhigg carefully describes the belief as potentially being secular in nature.
This is also the first time that the text points toward society or interpersonal relationships as an enforcer of habit. The impact is not explicitly pointed out in subsequent chapters, but a recurring theme of the organizational habit chapters is the capacity of others to unknowingly trigger or reward a habit, such as the sponsorship and meeting aspects of the Twelve-Step program.