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The Psychology Podcast

10: How to change your habits

Feb 16, 2015
50:56

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Quick takeaways

  • Understanding the mind and motivation is key to effectively changing behaviors.
  • Breaking habits requires finding alternative behaviors that interfere with the habit in a more beneficial way.

Deep dives

Understanding the challenges of changing habits

Changing habits is difficult because people often work against themselves and lack understanding of how the mind and motivation operate. The key is to learn about the mind and motivations, and then use specific tools to work with those elements to effectively change behavior.

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