I have been reading a lot about the neuroscience of changing habits. It is an utterly fascinating topic and at the heart of all my teaching.
Something old
Something new
Change a habit
And you change you
When I am working with clients on their communication skills the main thing we are doing is swapping current communication habits, which are not effective, for more effective ones. As human we need to function by habit otherwise our brain gets overwhelmed.
The key to habit changing is motivation coupled with repetition, repetition, repetition!