What Actually Shapes Behavior? | Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon
Aug 19, 2020
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Former university professor turned behavior change expert Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon discusses what shapes behavior, bridging the gap between knowledge and implementation, and the emotional influences on actions. Topics include metabolic fitness, societal shifts impact on behavior, and debunking myths about nutrition and pH balance.
Change results from small actions over time, not sudden events like hitting rock bottom.
Challenging beliefs through experiments aids behavior change by providing new perspectives.
Establishing feedback loops helps understand behavioral outcomes across various health domains.
Deep health encompasses physical, mental, emotional, relational, existential, and environmental well-being.
Utilizing deep health assessment tools guides individuals on paths to optimal well-being.
Deep dives
Embracing Change as a Journey of Micro Gestures
Change often results from accumulation of small actions rather than singular events, like hitting rock bottom. These micro gestures may operate below conscious awareness but build up over time. Embracing change involves recording and reconstructing these small actions to create a narrative, illustrating the progression towards transformation.
Testing Hypotheses Through Experiments for Behavior Change
Engaging in experiments to challenge beliefs and assumptions is key for behavior change. Testing hypotheses about behavior, such as evaluating beliefs like 'I have a carb addiction,' through concrete experiments like consuming only plain carbohydrates, can provide firsthand experiences to shift perspectives.
Creating Feedback Loops for Deep Health Insights
Establishing strong feedback loops helps individuals connect causes to effects, aiding in the understanding of behavioral outcomes. By examining direct impacts of actions on physical, mental, relational, emotional, existential, and environmental health domains, individuals can fine-tune their behaviors and perceptions to enhance overall deep health.
Navigating Deep Health as a Holistic Thriving Experience
Deep health encompasses physical, mental, relational, emotional, existential, and environmental well-being, with an emphasis on interconnectedness. Recognizing the holistic nature of thriving, deep health acknowledges the interactive and intersecting aspects of health across various domains, tailoring individual paths to optimal well-being.
Facilitating Holistic Health Assessments for Progress Tracking
Utilizing a deep health assessment tool allows individuals to evaluate their well-being across different domains and track progress. These assessments can serve as a guide for setting goals, monitoring improvement, and initiating conversations around enhancing overall deep health.
Utilizing Frameworks to Enhance Individual Well-Being
Employing models and frameworks like the deep health assessment tool can aid in structuring conversations and progress tracking. By introducing the concepts of holistic well-being and offering tools for assessment and improvement, individuals can navigate their unique paths to optimal health and well-being.
Nutrition as a Multifaceted Aspect of Deep Health
Nutrition transcends mere chemical compounds in foods, inhabiting different scales, from molecular to existential. It intertwines with physical, emotional, relational, and environmental realms, shaping culinary choices. A philosophical 'why' behind food selections, connecting to heritage or sustainability, illustrates nutrition's depth beyond pure sustenance.
Macronutrient Approach and Nutritional Choices
The concept of macronutrients revolves around the belief in optimal protein, carbohydrate, and fat ratios for desired body responses. However, energy intake regulation is fundamental in macro-based diets. Simplifying diverse nutrients into three basic categories overlooks their complex physiological impacts, underestimating the intricate shapes and functionalities of macronutrient molecules.
Personalized Approach to Nutrition and Health
Tailoring dietary recommendations involves a nuanced understanding of individual needs, preferences, and tolerances. Context plays a pivotal role in dietary efficacy, stressing the importance of skilled guidance, reliable technologies, and self-awareness in gauging nutritional impacts. Navigating feedback loops like glucose monitors and gut biome assessments requires critical evaluation of their practical utility and impact on personal health goals.
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, a former university professor and researcher who now focuses on helping people make meaningful change through the Precision Nutrition Coaching and coaching Certification programs.
Krista was a previous guest on Finding Mastery (#192) and I enjoyed our conversation so much that I wanted to have her back for round 2.
If you’re interested in learning more about Krista definitely check that first podcast out.
This episode is focused on what actually shapes behavior – just because someone has the knowledge that something is bad for them doesn’t mean they’ll actually stop doing that… so why is that?
I find this fascinating.
And if you are interested in learning more about behavior change methodology definitely be sure to check out Precision Nutrition’s Level 1 certification program … you can find more on that at precisionnutrition.com/findingmastery.
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