Maintaining Habits

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

This episode explores practical strategies for maintaining habits and New Year's resolutions by understanding how the brain forms routines through neuroplasticity, cues, and reinforcement. Listeners will learn about persistence, flexibility, habit stacking, rewards, and the importance of supportive social environments in sustaining lasting positive changes.

Channel: Beautiful Minds Wellness Duration: 0:28:13

Questions

1. What brain concept do the hosts highlight to counter the idea that “old dogs can't learn new tricks”?

Homeostasis Lateralization Neurogenesis only in childhood Neuroplasticity

2. In the hiking trail analogy for habits, what happens to the old path when you repeatedly use a new one?

It merges with the new path It becomes deeper and easier to follow It turns into a riverbed It grows over with plants and fades

3. Which cue-based plan example was given to keep an exercise habit?

Set a 5 a.m. alarm every day Only exercise on weekends with friends Watch motivational videos before bed Go straight to the gym after work with a packed bag

4. What term did the hosts use for pairing a new behavior with an existing routine (e.g., iPad on the treadmill)?

Temptation bundling Habit stacking Implementation nulling Time boxing

5. Which set correctly lists the “three R's” the episode recommends for maintaining habits?

Ritual, Resilience, Results Reminder, Routine, Reward Reward, Record, Reset Reflect, Reframe, Repeat

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