665: How to Make Lasting Change – According to Science – with Katy Milkman

Behavioral scientist and Wharton professor Katy Milkman reveals how behavioral science can help you make changes that stick. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The top obstacles of change–and how to overcome them 

2) How to overcome your impulsivity 

3) How you can make your laziness work for you 

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— ABOUT KATY — 

Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the former president of the international Society for Judgment and Decision Making.  Over the course of her career, she has worked with or advised dozens of organizations on how to spur positive change, including Google, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Walmart. 

An award-winning scholar and teacher, Katy writes frequently about behavioral science for major media outlets such as The Washington Post and The New York Times. Her book How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You are to Where You Want to Be came out two days ago! She earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University (summa cum laude), and her PhD from Harvard University where she studied Computer Science and Business. 

• Book: How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

• Newsletter: Milkman Delivers

• Podcast: Choiceology

• Website: KatyMilkman.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini 

• Book: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaier and Cass Sunstein 

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