E179 Dr. Jud Brewer - How to Optimize Your Habits Through Practical Neuroscience

Dr. Jud Brewer is a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor. Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety.

Tyler and Dr. Jud discussed how to train your brain, starting with why we form habits, then focusing on practical steps for how we can break bad ones. What you’ll learn:

• The evolutionary purpose of habits
• The habit loop - the three core elements in which habits are formed
• Why anxiety is a habit, and why medication is not the best way to break it
• The impact of curiosity, kindness and awareness on habits
• Introducing our brain to a “bigger, better offer”
• Understanding the default-mode brain network and its role in anxiety
• Mind-mapping your habit loops
• The two types of curiosity 
• The 21-day myth of breaking a bad habit

 

Connect with Dr. Jud:

Website: https://drjud.com/
Map My Habit Website: mapmyhabit.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.jud/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjudapps
Twitter: https://twitter.com/judbrewer

 

The following books were mentioned in the show:

 

Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

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