How It Works Bookazine How It Works The Science of Habits Third Edition Back Issue

The roots of the word ‘habit’ can be found in the Latin word ‘habitus’, which translates as ‘a state of being’ or ‘condition’. As with most words, there have been many iterations of the meaning of ‘habit’, an appropriate series of transformations given the ever-changing nature of human habits throughout history. And yet, whether it’s hitting the gym, drinking too much or spending too long in front of the TV, once our individual habits become hardwired into the brain they can be incredibly difficult to change. So why does this happen, how do we alter them, and are we alone in having them? In Understanding Habits you’ll delve into the science of how habits form, explore why we develop good and bad practices, learn how to break your own worst routines, uncover the ways of the world’s most successful organisations and much more.