What we know from lab studies is that it's never too late to break a habit. Habits are malleable throughout your entire life. But we also know that the best way to change a habit is to understand its structure - that once you tell people about the cue and the reward and you force them to recognize what those factors are in a behavior, it becomes much, much easier to change. β¨ How to Turn Drinking from One of Life’s Pleasures to a Habit in Three Easy Steps by Leah Odze Epstein, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 26, 2012.
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