Habits

Lead-in

  • What good habits do you most admire?
  • Which of these habits do you have? 
  • What about the not-so-good habits you have? Talk a bit about them.
  • Are the following habits positive or negative? Why?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • In your opinion, how long does it take to form a new habit?
  • What is a habit you managed to form? Why?

Top Down

  • What does Charles Duhigg say about habits? Watch the video and find out.
  • All habits function the same way.
  • Some habits function differently than others.
  • There’s no similarity at all in the way habits function.
  • All habits function the same way.
  • Some habits function differently than others.
  • There’s no similarity at all in the way habits function.

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example:  Communication is _______ in a relationship. > Communication is key in a relationship.

  1. Imagine for a _______ that you have a habit that you _______ want to change.
  2. At first there’s a cue: some type of trigger that _______ the behavior unfold automatically.
  3. The _______ part in the habit loop _______ the routine: the behavior itself.
  4. But figuring out a reward is _______ of tricky.
  5. I look around the _______, I see a friend, I’ll walk over and we’ll gossip for _______ minutes and then I’ll go back to my desk.
  6. So what are the _______, routines, and _______ in your life?
  1. Imagine for a moment that you have a habit that you really want to change.
  2. At first there’s a cue: some type of trigger that makes the behavior unfold automatically.
  3. The next part in the habit loop is the routine: the behavior itself.
  4. But figuring out a reward is kind of tricky.
  5. I look around the office, I see a friend, I’ll walk over and we’ll gossip for ten minutes and then I’ll go back to my desk.
  6. So what are the cues, routines, and rewards in your life?

Post

  • What are the cues, routines, and rewards in your life?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • Do you think people’s habits change as they get older? Why or why not?

Top Down

  • Watch the video and check the correct option.
  1. All of the snacks are salty.
  2. Some snacks are salty and some are sweet.
  3. All of the snacks are sweet.
  1. All of the snacks are salty.
  2. Some snacks are salty and some are sweet.
  3. All of the snacks are sweet.

Bottom Up

  • Complete the blank spaces.

Example: This is my _______ Jim. > This is my husband Jim.

  1. No one ever knew that _______ was something I did until I was at the _______ with the bottle up to my lips and my mom caught me.
  2. No, I’m not feeling _______ about that.
  3. Maybe it’s different if it’s fresh from a _______, but this is like the fridge of a Costco or _______.
  4. The reason why I stopped is because my blood _______ was getting super high.
  5. But my ultimate favorite is _______ sauce or ketchup on white _______.
  1. No one ever knew that this was something I did until I was at the refrigerator with the bottle up to my lips and my mom caught me.
  2. No, I’m not feeling great about that.
  3. Maybe it’s different if it’s fresh from a cow, but this is like the fridge of a Costco or something.
  4. The reason why I stopped is because my blood pressure was getting super high.
  5. But my ultimate favorite is tomato sauce or ketchup on white rice.

Post

  • Have you ever tried some snacks mentioned in the video? 
    • If so, which one?
  • Which one would you choose to taste? Which one would you never taste?
  • What is an unusual snack you like, or used to like?