Part of the problem is that when we dive into spiritual disciplines, we fail to account for a simple truth of human psychology. We’re creatures of habit. What is a habit? According to Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, “a habit is a behavior that starts as a choice, and then becomes a nearly unconscious pattern.”7 As you repeat a behavior enough, something changes at the neurological level. The behavior literally wears a rut in your mind. “Neurons that fire together wire together,” say brain scientists. The result? Over time, what once took effort and intention becomes almost
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