Hello!
I'm new to this website and was wondering if I could ask you all for advice on a habit I am trying to implement. It's kind of an experiment and based around Atomic Habits
So basically, I learned that habits are made up of four different processes. Cue, Craving, Response, and Reward.
Now I used to be a big user of focus drugs like addy, but I wanted to see that if I could possibly replicate the feeling of these focus drugs through the power of habit.
My proposition is to utilize Altoid mints as both a trigger and a reward for focus when I want to work.
So it would go along something like this:
Cue: Eating a mint and tasting the freshness and crunchiness of it.
Craving: Wanting to eat another mint due to an uncomfortable mouth
Response: Focusing or working on something and creating a baseline to reward myself
Reward: Eat another mint and repeat the whole process again
Eventually, when I am satisfied with my work, I'll just brush my teeth or drink some water to remove that uncomfortable mouth feeling after eating a mint.
So what do you all think? Do you think what I am trying to do will adhere to the habit formula? Or can you see another way to better do this?
Thanks,
~Art
