Inthe19thcenturythereusedtobeamodelofhowtobeagoodperson.Thereareallthesetorrentsofpassionflowingthroughyou.Yourjobascaptainofyoursoulistoerectdamstokeepthesepassionsincheck.Yourjobistojustsa

　　Inthe19thcenturythereusedtobeamodelofhowtobeagoodperson.Thereareallthesetorrentsofpassionflowingthroughyou.Yourjobascaptainofyoursoulistoerectdamstokeepthesepassionsincheck.Yourjobistojustsaynotolazinesslustgreeddruguseandtheothersins.

　　Thesedaysthatmodelisoutoffashion.Youusuallycan’tchangeyourbehaviorbysimplyresolvingtodosomething.Knowingwhattodoisnotthesameasbeingabletodoit.Yourwillpowerisnotlikeadamthatcanblockthetorrentofself-indulgence.It'smorelikeamusclewhichtireseasily.Moreoveryou'reasocialbeing.Ifeverybodyaroundyouisovereatingyou’llprobablydosotoo.

　　The19th-centurycharactermodelwasbasedonanunderstandingoffreewill.Todayweknowthatfreewillisbounded.Peoplecanchangetheirlivesbutorderingchangeisnotsimplebecausemanythingsevenwithinourselvesarebeyondourdirectcontrol.

　　Muchofourbehaviorforexampleisguidedbyunconscioushabits.ResearchersatDukeUniversitycalculatedthatmorethan40percentoftheactionswetakearegovernedbyhabitnotactualdecisions.Researchershavealsocometounderstandthestructureofhabits—cueroutinereward.

　　Youcanchangeyourownpersonalhabits.Ifyouleaverunningshortsontheflooratnightthat'llbeacuetogorunninginthemorning.Don’ttrytoignoreyourafternoonsnackcraving.Everytimeyoufeelthecueforasnackinsertanotherroutine.Takeawalk.

　　Theirresearchthusimpliesadifferentcharactermodelwhichissupposedtomanipulatetheneuralnetworksinside.

　　Tobeaneffectivepersonunderthismodelyouaresupposedtocoollyexamineyourownunconscioushabitsandthehabitsofthoseunderyourcare.Youaresupposedtodevisestrategiestoalterthecuesandroutines.Everyrelationshipbecomesslightlymanipulativeincludingyourrelationshipwithyourself.You'retryingtoarousecertainresponsesbyimplantingcertaincues.

　　Thisisabitdisturbingbecausetheimportanthabitualneuralnetworksarenotformedbymereroutinenorcantheybereversedbyclevercues.Theyareburnedinbyemotionandstrengthenedbystrongyearningsliketheyearningsforadmirationandrighteousness.

　　Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourlifeinaclever