Habits: Do we practice what we preach?

Of the myriad ideas presented at an stimulated by the January 1999 research conference on habit, a select few seemed to have the most salience for practise: understanding the nature of habits; following skill training with habit trailing; attending to habits in a context; anticipating that a breakdown of daily-living habits may lead to a breakdown of skill; and recognizing that the repetitiveness of habits can lead to boredom. This article briefly elaborates on each of these ideas.