Making lasting changes to your habits

Willpower alone is not enough to change habits in the long term. The first step is to understand the underlying processes. How does the habit loop work? What triggers my behaviour, and what is the reward? What small steps are helpful, and how do I deal with setbacks? Who can support me, when and how? If we take all this and much more into account, with plenty of patience we may perhaps succeed in developing new habits without immediately falling back into old routines.