{"id":1894,"date":"2026-05-19T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/19\/cant-keep-a-habit-this-comic-shares-a-proven-formula-to-make-it-stick\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:41:16","slug":"cant-keep-a-habit-this-comic-shares-a-proven-formula-to-make-it-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=1894","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t keep a habit? This comic shares a proven formula to make it stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storytitle\">\n<h1>Can&#8217;t keep a habit? This comic shares a proven formula to make it stick<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORYTITLE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta has-byline\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one-inner\">\n<div class=\"dateblock\">\n    <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T12:19:00-04:00\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"date\">May 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"time\">12:19 PM ET<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE-INNER\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-meta__two\">\n<div id=\"storybyline\" class=\"storybyline-wrap linkLocation\">\n<div class=\"bucketwrap byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-container--block byline-container--block-nophoto\">\n<p class=\"byline__name--block\">By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<div class=\"byline__photo\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1123235730\/marielle-segarra\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/22\/marielle-segarra_sq-c9f31c2287e9519e1b363c2ef294bc1e64c0137f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Marielle Segarra headshot\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/22\/marielle-segarra_sq-c9f31c2287e9519e1b363c2ef294bc1e64c0137f.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\"><br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p class=\"byline__name byline__name--block\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1123235730\/marielle-segarra\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n      Marielle Segarra<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"byline__name--block byline__comma\">,\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<p class=\"byline__name byline__name--block\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/g-s1-122829\/vreni-stollberger\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n      Vreni Stollberger<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"byline__name--block byline__comma\">,\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<p class=\"byline__name byline__name--block\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/g-s1-96792\/mika-ellison\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n      Mika Ellison<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP BYLINE\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__TWO\" -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"STORY-META\" CLASS=\"STORY-META HAS-BYLINE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\" class=\"storytext storylocation linkLocation\">\n<p>Have you ever accidentally broken a good habit? 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You did everything right \u2014 so what went wrong?<\/p>\n<p>For a habit to stick, you need to do more than just repeat it, says behavioral scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjfogg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BJ Fogg<\/a>, founder of Stanford&#8217;s Behavior Design Lab. You need motivation, the ability to do the action and a prompt to do it. &#8220;When those three things come together, the behavior happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fogg shares insights based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyhabits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Tiny Habits method<\/u><\/a>, a research-backed approach he developed in 2007 on how to create lasting change.<\/p>\n<p><em>This comic was drawn by the cartoonist <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stillvreni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vreni Stollberger<\/em><\/a><em>, based on writing by Mika Ellison and reporting by Marielle Segarra. <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122831\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Ffa%2F18d2082a4bcbb0b8407fcf0b11b7%2Fhabit-1.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Ffa%2F18d2082a4bcbb0b8407fcf0b11b7%2Fhabit-1.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"I used to do yoga every day. I\u2019d come home from my nine-to-five job and go right into my routine. \n&lt;&lt; ILLO of me executing an excellent down dog: ahhh this feels great!&gt;&gt;\nBut when I left that job for freelance work in 2018, I also left my yoga habit. \n&lt;&lt; ILLO of my yoga mat in a corner covered in spider webs&gt;&gt;\n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122832\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Fb3%2F4d69be89435980d7446b73af3881%2Fhabit-2.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Fb3%2F4d69be89435980d7446b73af3881%2Fhabit-2.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Every year I make a promise to get back into it, and every year I fail. What gives? \n&lt;&lt; ILLO Me, looking at my planner with the goal \u201cDO MORE YOGA\u201d circled and underlined: I know stretching will help my back and I actually *like* doing it. So why can\u2019t I keep it up?! &gt;&gt;\nFor a habit to stick, you need more than just the will to do it. \n&lt;&lt;ILLO of me staring longingly at my couch. \u201ci really want to do this. I do. But I also want to zonk on the couch. Maybe tomorrow!\u201d&gt;&gt; \n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122833\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fda%2Fc723ecb2440eb6e50233ecdbb704%2Fhabit-3-final.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fda%2Fc723ecb2440eb6e50233ecdbb704%2Fhabit-3-final.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"You need motivation, the ability to do the action and a prompt, says BJ Fogg, a behavioral scientist at Stanford University who studies habit formation. \n&lt;&lt; ILLO of BJ Fogg saying \u201cWhen those three things come together, the behavior happens. and if you get rid of any one of those three things, the behavior will stop.\u201d &gt;&gt;\nThese concepts are the foundation of Fogg\u2019s Tiny Habits method, an evidence-based approach on how to create lasting change. Fogg explains how to start \u2014 and keep \u2014 a new behavior using this framework.  &lt;&lt; ILLO me asking Fogg: \u201cOkay, so how do I restart my yoga habit?\u201d &gt;&gt;\n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122834\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2Fc6%2F343cc8344c7ebe58e5dcb318c21a%2Fhabit-4-final.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2Fc6%2F343cc8344c7ebe58e5dcb318c21a%2Fhabit-4-final.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Fogg explains how to start \u2014 and keep \u2014 a new behavior using this framework.  &lt;&lt; ILLO me asking Fogg: \u201cOkay, so how do I restart my yoga habit?\u201d &gt;&gt;\nIf a task is easy, people tend to have higher motivation \u2014 and ability \u2014 to do it.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122835\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Fed%2Fdd850af3401383181e2c7a81f121%2Fhabit-5-final.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Fed%2Fdd850af3401383181e2c7a81f121%2Fhabit-5-final.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Instead of \u201cflossing your teeth,\u201d try flossing a tooth\nInstead of \u201creading more,\u201d try reading one page \ninstead of \u201cdoing yoga,\u201d try doing one stretch \n&lt;&lt;a drawing of me coming to this conclusion&gt;&gt; \n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122850\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F7d%2F09607f804e1ab7228935548a2491%2Fhabit-6-finalfinal.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F7d%2F09607f804e1ab7228935548a2491%2Fhabit-6-finalfinal.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Weave your new habit into your existing routine. Find a feeling, impulse or action to  naturally associate with the behavior, and let that serve as your prompt. Fogg calls this anchoring.  \n&lt;&lt;ILLO of me: I make coffee every day. Maybe while I'm waiting for it to brew, I can touch my toes for a morning stretch!&gt;&gt;\n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122851\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F39%2F1525c23d4859a61986b36cb03974%2Fhabit-7-finalfinal.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F39%2F1525c23d4859a61986b36cb03974%2Fhabit-7-finalfinal.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Celebrate your wins. Take a moment to bask in the glory of completing a task, especially in the early days of starting a habit \u2014 even if that task is minuscule. \n&lt;&lt;ILLO of BJ saying: \u201cIt's not repetition that creates habits. It's emotion. The stronger you can feel a positive emotion as you do the habit, the faster the habit wires into your life.\u201d &gt;&gt; \n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122854\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2F0f%2F3f33093140ba96a4fde28b91f9d3%2Fhabit-8-finalfinal.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2F0f%2F3f33093140ba96a4fde28b91f9d3%2Fhabit-8-finalfinal.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"&lt;&lt;ILLO of me, relaxing in my arm chair with my mug: \u201cOnce I've done my one stretch, as little as they are, I get to celebrate with my big mug of coffee and the satisfaction of knowing I did something for myself, before I even had caffeine!\u201d&gt;&gt;\n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122855\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Ffe%2F9093942c4eb9b74f5bed6d0bc9ec%2Fhabit-9-finalfinal.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Ffe%2F9093942c4eb9b74f5bed6d0bc9ec%2Fhabit-9-finalfinal.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Soon enough, your actions will start to feel like a habit. \n\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-122856\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 1080;--source-height: 1350\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Fcc%2F553a80a74db39f30864eac83d017%2Fhabit-10finalfinal.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Fcc%2F553a80a74db39f30864eac83d017%2Fhabit-10finalfinal.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Now I start my day with coffee and yoga, who knows what other new habits I could tackle!\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Vreni Stollberger for NPR<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stillvreni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vreni Stollberger<\/em><\/a><em> is a cartoonist based in Queens, N.Y., who loves using comics to break down complex topics, from policy and science to history and culture.<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The podcast episode was produced by Sylvie Douglis.<\/em> <em>The comic was edited by Malaka Gharib. 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