Habits
Coping If-Then Branch
A coping if-then branch is a pre-written backup when the primary if-then fails—preventing all-or-nothing quit cycles after a missed cue.
A coping if-then branch is the secondary plan when the primary if-then fails—if I miss the 6 a. m.
lift, then I walk twenty minutes at lunch; if I binge-scroll at night, then phone charges in the kitchen and I read one page. Branches prevent all-or-nothing quit cycles.
Write branches in advance, not in guilt after a slip.
Common questions
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Does using a coping branch count as failure?
No—a branch is a designed win on a harder day. Track branch use separately; frequent branch-only weeks mean the primary cue needs redesign.
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