How many days does it take to create a habit?

Question

Good or bad, how many days does it take to create a habit? I know it takes 42 days or something to break a habit but what about making one?

Answer 1

I've heard anywhere from 14-28 days.

Answer 2

I know for a kid it takes 1 cigarette to start smoking, and an adult 3. It took me 5 weeks to get into the habit of running everyday!

Answer 3

Ermm it took me 1 hour to start biting my nails HAHA

Answer 4

Each individual is different in terms of how they learn and how long it will take them to learn something, but the usual average is about 21 days to make something into a habit.

Answer 5

A professor told me 14days...he had us try to test this theory.

We would all wake up, when looking in the morning we were supposed to smile and say Good Morning (in a perky/loud voice)...after day 14, I can't stop saying Good Morning to myself in that manner.

But it could be just me...

Answer 6

i heard 14 days to start a new habit

Answer 7

Making a good habit..I have been married to my husband for 11 yrs.  He has such good "habits"  organizational skills, common sense, being respectful to other people regardless of your differences of  opinion. , etc. etc.

Took me about a yr.  I was a slow learner.

Answer 8

Mum always told me it took 3 days to make a habit and 3 weeks to break one.

Answer 9

1 day is all it takes D:

Answer 10

14 days or 2 weeks is the concensus.  But for some people it can only take one day.

And breaking a habit...ha!  That could take an entire lifetime!