Coaching practices for The Power of Habit During a Big Change
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- I’ve got a big move (or a new job) coming up in a couple of months, and I can feel it’s a rare chance to start fresh
- I’m right in the middle of a big upheaval
- My morning run, my reading habit
- I keep trying to change this completely on my own, in secret, and the moment life gets stressful the old way snaps right back and I quietly decide I’m just someone who can’t change
- There are these little hinge moments
Practices that may help
- Identify and anticipate upcoming transition windows
Treat approaching life changes as scheduled opportunities for habit installation — plan before the transition, not after.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Use a life transition to break old environment-behavior links
Major context changes (a move, a new job) create a rare window where old habits are disrupted and new ones are easier to form.
Environment Design for Behavior Change - Actively protect valuable existing habits during transitions
Deliberately transfer the cues for good habits to the new context before the disruption extinguishes them.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Use belief and community to make change stick
A supportive group and a belief that change is possible help new habits survive stress.
The Power of Habit, Made Practical - Exploit micro-transitions within your day as mini fresh-start moments
Use daily transition points — arriving home, finishing a meeting, taking a break — to deliberately shift behavior rather than defaulting to the old pattern.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Focus on keystone habits
Change one high-leverage habit that cascades into other positive changes.
The Power of Habit, Made Practical - The Habit Discontinuity Effect
The habit discontinuity effect, studied by Phillippa Lally and Bas Verplanken among others, shows that environmental disruptions — moving house, changing jobs, starting university — weaken the contextual cues that sustain existing habits, creating a window of increased behavior malleability. Evidence comes primarily from observational and survey studies; the effect appears real but its magnitude varies considerably by habit type and individual. - Install target behaviors in the new context from day one
Begin the desired habit in the new environment before the new context develops its own competing cues.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Conduct a habit audit after any major disruption
After illness, travel, or any routine disruption, deliberately audit which habits are still active and reinstall those that lapsed.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Cultivate genuine belief that change is possible
Habits stick permanently only when the person believes they can change — especially under stress.
The Habit Loop, Made Practical
Related concerns
- The Habit Loop During A Big Change
Major context changes (a move, a new job) create a rare window where old habits are disrupted and new ones are easier to form.
Use a life transition to break old environment-behavior links
- The Now Habit During A Big Change
Treat approaching life changes as scheduled opportunities for habit installation — plan before the transition, not after.
Identify and anticipate upcoming transition windows
- Habit Reversal Training During A Big Change
Major context changes (a move, a new job) create a rare window where old habits are disrupted and new ones are easier to form.
- Life Transition Habit Change
The habit discontinuity effect, studied by Phillippa Lally and Bas Verplanken among others, shows that environmental disruptions — moving house, changing jobs, starting university — weaken the contextual cues that sustain existing habits, creating a window of increased behavior malleability. Evidence comes primarily from observational and survey studies; the effect appears real but its magnitude varies considerably by habit type and individual.
- Protect Habits During Transition
Deliberately transfer the cues for good habits to the new context before the disruption extinguishes them.
Actively protect valuable existing habits during transitions
- The Habit Discontinuity Effect As A Caregiver
The habit discontinuity effect, studied by Phillippa Lally and Bas Verplanken among others, shows that environmental disruptions — moving house, changing jobs, starting university — weaken the contextual cues that sustain existing habits, creating a window of increased behavior malleability. Evidence comes primarily from observational and survey studies; the effect appears real but its magnitude varies considerably by habit type and individual.
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