#6 Habits - Stability or Stagnation?

#6 Habits - Stability or Stagnation?

Habits run 70% of our decisions on autopilot. That's both a superpower and a trap.

We all have routines that ground us and free up mental energy for what matters. But some habits quietly keep us stuck — repeating patterns formed long ago, in contexts that no longer exist.

"Each time you act consistently, your brain interprets this as evidence of your identity."

This is what makes habits so powerful — and so worth examining.

In this conversation, we explore:

  • The feedback loop between identity and habits — and why "I am a runner" outlasts "I want to run 5km"
  • Why autopilot is useful until it isn't — and how childhood patterns follow us into our professional lives
  • Practical strategies to build, replace, and evolve habits without being too hard on yourself
  • The role of self-awareness and courage when habits become comfort zones that hold us back.

We also get personal — Fabio's home gym born from lockdown, Anita's work on taming the advice monster, and why breaking a habit is sometimes less a behavioral challenge and more an act of courage.

About The Catastrophe Café:

Join Anita Aerni and Fabio Duma for honest conversations about the beautiful mess of work, life & everything in between. No polished soundbites - just real dialogue about the challenges we all face and how we make sense of them.

Music & Editing by George Hurd

Connect with us:

🌐 www.fabioduma.ch

🌐 www.anitaaerni.org


Season 1 Episodes:

1. Balance ✓

2. The Art of Slow Living ✓

3. Navigating Change ✓

4. Trust Issues & Tissues ✓

5. Choosing your Reality ✓

6. Habits: Stability or Stagnation? ✓

7. Navigating Relationships

8. In Praise of Curiosity & Courage

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#13 Care, Dare & Share with Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY (Part 2)

#13 Care, Dare & Share with Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY (Part 2)

The deepest illusion of our time is believing we are separate. That’s the line that opens Part 2 of our conversation with Susan Goldsworthy — and it’s where Care and Dare give way to something Susan a...

10 Sep 33min

#12 Care, Dare & Share with Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY (Part 1)

#12 Care, Dare & Share with Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY (Part 1)

Care doesn’t mean being nice. Dare isn’t just about pushing harder. And you can’t really have one without the other.  That’s where Susan Goldsworthy begins — and it immediately reframes something most...

20 Aug 41min

#11 On Speaking Up And Getting Heard

#11 On Speaking Up And Getting Heard

Psychological safety isn't the absence of discomfort — it's whether speaking up feels worth the risk. For our first guest episode, we sat down with Nina Rossiana, who previously worked in Anita's team...

6 Aug 54min

#10 Living More With Less

#10 Living More With Less

Money doesn’t hug you when you come home.  That’s the line that opened this conversation — and it stayed with us long after we stopped recording. Because somewhere between optimising for salary, secur...

9 Jul 53min

#9 Getting Serious About Joy

#9 Getting Serious About Joy

Welcome to Season 2 of The Catastrophe Café — same spirit, new guests, more perspectives. And we’re kicking it off with a paradox. Getting serious about joy. Yes, that’s exactly what we did.  Because ...

18 Jun 36min

#8 In Praise of Curiosity and Courage

#8 In Praise of Curiosity and Courage

Philosopher Laurie Ann Paul writes that when facing a truly transformative decision — one that will change not just your life but who you are — you can't evaluate it rationally. You can't pre-feel it....

1 Mai 37min

#7 Navigating Relationships

#7 Navigating Relationships

The world’s longest study on happiness — running since 1938 — found that close relationships matter more for health and longevity than money, fame, genetics or IQ. Yet most of us treat relationships a...

2 Apr 32min

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