Cascade Failure

The pattern of allowing a single lapse to become the start of a prolonged break is the primary mechanism by which habits are broken. A single missed habit can trigger a chain of subsequent misses, compounding into weeks or months of inacti…

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The pattern of allowing a single lapse to become the start of a prolonged break is the primary mechanism by which habits are broken. A single missed habit can trigger a chain of subsequent misses, compounding into weeks or months of inactivity. Using a missed commitment as justification for further misses is the true danger to long-term habit adherence.