Forming Study Habits and Challenging Common Beliefs

Habit (noun): A settled, regular, and automatic behaviour, especially one that is hard to give up.
Motivation (noun): The reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
Unconscious (adjective): Operating or occurring without awareness.
Intentional (adjective): Done with purpose or intention; not accidental.
Behaviour (noun): The observable actions and responses exhibited by an individual.
Cue (noun): A signal or prompt that induces someone to take a particular action.
Consistent (adjective): Acting or done in the same way over time.

This chapter explores the misconception that it takes three weeks to form a habit, presenting research that suggests it actually takes an average of 66 days. Lingoda, a language learning company, is mentioned as they promote their 60-day language learning sprint challenges as a method for developing long-term study habits.

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