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The Science of Why You Eat When You're Not Hungry–And How to Stop | Judson Brewer

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Breaking the Habit: Investigating Cravings and Changing Reward Value

A crucial move to breaking a habit is to investigate cravings, which can stop one from eating when not hungry. This investigative step helps in calibrating awareness and paying more attention to reward value. Changing the reward value is identified as the crucial element, and it requires awareness and attention. It involves calibrating hunger and paying attention to how rewarding or unrewarding a behavior feels. The difference between satisfaction and contentment is crucial, with contentment being a better differentiator. Testing revealed that measuring contentment can help people pay attention to what and how much they eat and how contented they feel afterwards.

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