The key to changing your habits is understanding this habit loop, that every habit has a cue, a routine and a reward. What i figured out is that the reason why i craved that cooki was because it gave me an opportunity to socialize with my colleagues. The cookye was just a convenient excuse. Once i had diagnosed the cue and the reward, i could change the habit. And now at about three 30 every day i look around the newsroom, cause i work at the new york times, i find some one to go gossip with. I gossip with him for ten minutes, and then i go back to my desk, and the cooky urge is gone. But

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