# The Power of Habit
## Ideas
- Habits are formed through a three-step loop: cue, routine, and reward.
- The brain constantly seeks ways to save effort, and habits are the result.
- Cravings drive the habit loop and make cues and rewards effective.
## Frameworks
- **The Habit Loop**: Cue → Routine → Reward. Every habit follows this pattern.
- **The Golden Rule of Habit Change**: Keep the cue and reward, change the routine.
- **Keystone Habits**: Small changes that cascade into broader transformations.
## Quotes
- "This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be."
- "Champions don't do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but without thinking, too fast for the other team to react."
## Connections
- Relates to [[atomic-habits]] in understanding how small habits compound.
## When to Use
- When trying to break a bad habit or build a new one.
- When designing organizational change programs.
- When understanding consumer behavior patterns.