Muiz Bukhary – The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and Ramadan

			Assalamu alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh I welcome you to today's video and in this video we will
be discussing the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
		

			why we do what we do in life and in business.
		

			Let's discuss a few lessons from this book and how these lessons can be applied during and after the
blessed month of Ramadan.
		

			Ramadan is a time when Muslims reflect they introspect, they reflect on their habits and they strive
there is this constant striving to turn over a new leaf to mend their ways and to instill positive
changes in their lives. So this book The Power of Habit, it explores the science of habit formation
and how we can use this knowledge to make powerful and positive changes in our lives. So generally,
when you study the science of habit formation, psychologists and other experts state that the time
it takes to form a habit varies depending on the individual and the habit itself. So according to
the research out there, it can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days to form a new habit with an average
		

			of around 66 days. Now, there are some who say 20 days, some will say 30, the average and some who
say 60 days. Now you have to understand that this is just an estimate, and some people may be able
to form habits more quickly, whilst others may take longer. Additionally, the level of complexity of
the habit, the tasks involved the frequency of repetition, and the strength of the person's
determination, motivation, and willpower can all impact the time it takes to lock in and form a
habit, a good habit or a bad habit. Now this book explains that habits are formed through a three
step process. So you have cue, routine, and reward. The cue is the trigger that sets the habit in
		

			motion, it gets the ball rolling the routine is the repetitive behavior itself. And then the reward
is the result the outcome that reinforces the habit. So during Ramadan, we can use this knowledge
because we've got 30 days, my dear brothers and sisters so during this powerful month, the spiritual
bootcamp, we can use this knowledge to instill to develop new habits, and to break old ones. So for
example, if you have a habit of sleeping late,
		

			and then missing Salat al Fajr, you can identify the cues. In other words, the triggers that trigger
this behavior, such as, for example, staying up late on your phone the previous night, you know,
going down a rabbit hole on YouTube, Netflix, social media in general, you can identify that cue,
you can identify that trigger, and you can replace that cue with positive ones such as maybe you
read in the Quran before going to bed or reading something positive, a good book, you know, to kind
of put yourself to sleep before going to
		

			bed. Now another important point from the book is that habits are easier to form when we have a
clear sense of purpose. When we have a strong motivator, you have a strong motivation to push you
forward. So during Ramadan, my dear brothers and sisters as as the servants of the Almighty our
purpose is not just staying away from food and drink. It's not some kind of quote unquote diet. The
lofty purpose behind Ramadan is to instill the consciousness of our maker, it is to draw closer to
Allah taqwa, basically to to build in this strong nature where we stay away from that which
displeases Allah and we draw closer to Him by doing that which pleases Him, we're looking to seek
		

			his forgiveness we're looking to you know, achieve His mercy. So by focusing on all these lofty
purposes, there is the incentive we can motivate ourselves to form positive and powerful habits and
break negative ones. So by making positive changes during Ramadan, we can carry those habits the
good habits forward into our daily lives and we can inshallah continue to reap the benefits long
after because
		

			you see when the last 10 nights of Ramadan Ramadan is leaving us sadly. So by instilling these
habits and carrying them forward into our daily lives, we will inshallah continue to reap the
rewards the benefits long after the month is over. So for example, if you instill and make a habit
of reading the Quran every single day during Ramadan, you can now go on to continue this habit after
the month of Ramadan as well.
		

			and make it a regular part and parcel of your life. So this book, The Power of Habit reminds us that
habits are a powerful force in our lives.
		

			But you also have to understand we have the power to change them. Like I said, you have good habits,
bad habits and habits in general are a powerful force. So the good habits obviously have very
powerful and poor and a positive impact and similarly bad habits can have a very detrimental and
powerful negative effect on our lives. May Allah protect us all. So by by applying the lessons from
this book during Ramadan, we can nurture and instill good habits we can develop good habits, and we
can break away from bad ones may Allah subhanho wa Taala bless us all with the strength with the
willpower and the determination to form good habits and to break away from the bad ones during this
		

			blessed month of Ramadan. JazakAllah hair for watching and if you found this video to be of benefit,
do share it with others as well so that others can benefit. I pray that Allah subhanho wa Taala
blesses us all to make the most out of this month of Ramadan. I mean, I mean, that way until hamdu
Lillahi Rabbil Alameen