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How Long Does it Actually Take to Form a New Habit?

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#habits#productivity#psychology
"Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon in the 1950s when he began noticing a strange pattern among his patients. When Dr. Maltz would perform an operation — like a nose job, for example — he found that it would take the patient about 21 days to get used to seeing their new face."

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