Bad habits are notoriously hard to break - and good habits are hard to make. So how can you make it easier?
In this episode I speak to Professor Ben Gardner, an expert in the psychology of habitual behaviour, to discover the latest, science-backed strategies to make better habits and ditch the bad ones.
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - What is a habit?
(2:01) What triggers a habit?
(3:35) Two thirds of habits are automatic
(6:52) Is vaping really a good replacement for smoking?
(9:23) Finding where habits actually originate from
(11:36) Why going cold turkey often fails
(16:42) The systems based approach to habit formation
(20:10) Why we wait for big events to change habits
(22:15) The setback effect
(27:13) Does it really take 21 days to form a habit?
(31:01) How to keep habits up after a break
(33:42) How to stop checking your phone all the time
(36:32) How technology has reshaped habit formation
(39:15) Habits are just the tip of the iceberg
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