"If You Enjoy Something, Don't Try to Make It a Habit"
you’ve got the option to create anew habit in 66 days. It loses the joy, says habits researcher Wendy Wood. Feelings, however, become weaker with repetition. So, the more often you eat ice cream, the less pleasure you get from eating it. Philosophers refer to this as the difference between the “active” and “passive” components of habit. With repetition, our action tendencies get stronger but our feelings habituate and weaken....