Applying reward prediction error to the entire sequence of habit execution can strengthen the habit.

“Now you can leverage this for habit formation. Think back to task bracketing. Think back to limbic friction. If you are considering adopting a new habit or if you are trying to break a habit, something we haven't talked too much about, but we will in a moment, it's very useful to think not just about the procedural aspects of what you're going to do, but also think about the events that precede and follow that particular habit, and the execution, or at least the effort to execute that habit.”