Key points

Healthy habits require evolution, not rigid adherence, if they are to have a lasting impact.

Self-improvement hinges on personalized, flexible strategies.

Use flexible reentry points to ease back into disrupted habits.

For months, Bec has been in a wonderful routine of making creative salads for her work lunches. The routine has been amazing, life-changing even. She's discovered so many new options, looks forward to eating, and it's made her feel capable and in control.

Then, she gets a respiratory virus and loses her sense of taste. There isn't any point in making fancy salads she can't enjoy, so she decides to take cans of soup for lunch until she's better.

By the time her taste and energy come back, her familiar salad-making habit feels weirdly intimidating. She's str

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