Building Better Habits: Science of Sustained Change
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Building Better Habits: Science of Sustained Change

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 11 July 2026 · View published page ↗

Review research on effective habits, including concepts like implementation intentions, environmental design, and identity-based strategies.

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In 1987, psychologist Anne Thorndike was running a study in a Massachusetts G
+In 2010, physician Anne Thorndike was running a study in a Massachusetts Gene
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actual data: 18 to 254 days, median 66
+actual data: 18 to 254 days, mean 66

Why this is better

Live article body already correctly said 2010/physician. Found the FAQ answer to 'How long does it actually take to form a habit?' still said 'with a median of 66 days' - fixed to 'with a mean of 66 days' to match the Lally et al. (2010) study's actual reported statistic, re-encoded via the 4-step base64/json op-sequence, and verified clean on re-fetch.

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