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Cue: sees many dishes of food
Routine: steals bits off of others’ plates
Reward: Many tastes, mouth sensation, flavors
In analyzing my bad habit loop, I can clearly define the cue, routine, and reward.
In looking at my cue, routine and reward, I can clearly identify my habit loop of food stealing.
One big problem I have is stealing food off of people’s plates, and I identify that habit loop through the cue, routine and reward.
Habit cue:
In first looking at my habit cue, I find that seeing many dishes is my trigger.
The first part of my bad habit loop is the cue of seeing many tasty dishes on the table.
As soon as I see and smell different foods, that is the cue that begins my bad habit loop.
Quote:
A cue is something that starts a routine. For example, in the Power of Habit, a monkey “came to understand through dozens of repetitions, that the shapes on the screen were a cue for a routine …” (45)
Explain: He knew when he saw the shapes he could hit the lever and get a juice reward, just like when I see the food, I can get a reward too.
Routine:
Once my cue is triggered, I begin my routine of food stealing.
The second part of my habit loop is the routine of snatching food from other people’s plates.
After being cued by the sight of tasty treats, I quickly and unthinkingly begin my routine of food taking.
Quote:
In looking at our juice loving monkey from the text, we can see that when “a yellow squiggle appeared [on the screen], he went for the lever … when a blue line flashed, he pounced” (45).
Explain:
When the monkey saw a shape, he hit the lever as part of his routine in the same was I steal food routinely after being cued.
The monkeys routine was to hit a lever everytime he saw a shape just like my routine of food stealing happens after I see many dishes near me.
Just like the monkey who hits a lever habitually after seeing a shape, I too follow my routine of food thievery after seeing many plates of yummy food.
Reward:
After completing m routine, I get a reward of happy mouth satisfaction.
As soon as I have completed food stealing, I am rewarded by yummy sensations.
Of course, there is a reward for my routine which is getting to taste all of those different dishes.
Quote:
The monkey too got a reward for tapping the lever of blackberry juice, “when the juice arrived, Julio [the monkey] would lick his lips contentedly” (45).
Explain:
Rewards make us feel good; so the monkey hit the lever to get juice, and I steal food to get many tastes.
A reward is like a prize; juice for Julio and happy taste buds for me.
We all like getting good things, so Julio gets a juice reward and I a taste reward.
One big problem I have is stealing food off of people’s plates, and I identify that habit loop through the cue, routine and reward. As soon as I see and smell different foods, that is the cue that begins my bad habit loop. A cue is something that starts a routine. For example, in the Power of Habit, a monkey “came to understand through dozens of repetitions, that the shapes on the screen were a cue for a routine …” (45). He knew when he saw the shapes, he could hit the lever and get a juice reward; just like when I see the food, I can get a reward too. After being cuedby the sight of tasty treats, I quickly and unthinkingly begin my routine of food taking. In looking at our juice loving monkey from the text, we can see that when “a yellow squiggle appeared [on the screen], he went for the lever … when a blue line flashed, he pounced” (45). Just like the monkey who hits a lever habitually after seeing a shape, I too follow my routine of food thievery after seeing many plates of yummy food. Of course, there is a reward for my routine which is getting to taste all of those different dishes. The monkey too got a reward for tapping the lever of blackberry juice, “when the juice arrived, Julio [the monkey] would lick his lips contentedly” (45). Rewards make us feel good; so the monkey hit the lever to get juice, and I steal food to get many tastes.
