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The Genius Life

366: How to Increase Willpower, Break Any Bad Habit or Addiction, and Stop Overeating | Judson Brewer, MD PhD

Jan 31, 2024
01:03:46
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Internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Dr. Judson Brewer, discusses strategies to overcome overeating and break bad habits. Topics include leveraging awareness for behavioral change, the bias for negative emotions and its impact on our relationship with food, and the benefits of going to the gym and forming healthy habits.
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Quick takeaways

  • Identify habit loops and triggers to step out of the cycle.
  • Becoming disenchanted with old behaviors by recognizing their negative effects.

Deep dives

Step 1: Mapping out the habit loop and finding triggers

The first step in breaking a stubborn habit is to map out the habit loop and identify the triggers, behaviors, and results associated with it. For example, recognizing that boredom triggers the behavior of mindlessly eating snacks. By bringing awareness to these triggers, it becomes easier to step out of the habit loop.

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