Redesign an unwanted workplace habit by keeping the cue and reward while changing the routine.
Grace's second coffee helps her start legal redlines but disrupts sleep, which makes the next day's slump more likely. Bad habit redesign: identify cue and reward, swap routine, adjust friction The common trap is banning the behavior without replacing the reward. If Grace still needs a break and energy at 3:40, another automatic routine will fill the space. Step 1 Cue: 3:40 slump before legal redlines. The cue is time plus low energy plus task resistance, not simply seeing the cafe. Step 2 Reward: break, energy, and a transition into hard review work. Naming the reward prevents a naive ban…
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