We often look at wellness as being a reflection of our daily choices. If we see wellness as the aggregate of the various dimensions of our lives—physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, professional—that makes sense, right?

In the physical dimension, for example, the "choices" to move more and eat better are key to better health—correct?

Well, yes…kind of.

Charles Duhigg—a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who's written books on habits and productivity—suggests in The Power of Habit that 40% of our daily actions are not the products of conscious decisions, but rather are habits. Whatever the actual figure might be—and some estimates are even higher—it seems clear that many actions in our lives are, in truth, driven by our habits.