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Name the pattern
Turn a vague feeling like 'I always do this' into a specific cue, response, and reward you can actually interrupt.
Example
You notice 'I always rush my homework on Sundays.' Naming the pattern gives you: cue (Sunday evening), response (rush through it), reward (relief that it's done). Now there are three concrete points to change, not one foggy feeling.
How it fits in
A pattern you cannot name will keep running. Naming the cue, the response, and the reward in concrete language is what gives you somewhere to put a small change. It is also what stops you from confusing one pattern with three different ones. The act of naming is a useful intervention by itself, before you change anything.
Where this is taught
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