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The Science of Breaking Bad Habits and Being More Productive Orders of Magnitude
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In this episode, Matheus guides us over a small portion of the peer-reviewed literature on the psychology of habits. We discuss some scientifically proven methods to help you prevent bad habits from firing such as environmental design. We also discuss the impact that motivation has on the process of breaking bad habits, and how overachievers become as productive as they are.
Cited Literature:
"More Than Resisting Temptation: Beneficial Habits Mediate the Relationship Between Self-Control and Positive Life Outcomes" by Brian M. Galla and Angela L. Duckworth. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 109(3):508-525
"Does Changing Behavioral Intentions Engender Behavior Change? A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence" by Thomas L. Webb and Paschal Sheeran. Psychological Bulletin, 132(2): 249–268.
"Habit Formation and Change" by Lucas Carden and Wendy Wood. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Vol 20:117-122.
"Nudge to nobesity 1: Minor changes in accessibility Decrease Food Intake" by Paul Rozin et al., Judgement and Decision making, Vol 6(4):323-332
"Psychology of Habit" by Wendy Wood and Dennis Rünger, Annual Review of Psycholog, Vol 67:289-314
In this episode, Matheus guides us over a small portion of the peer-reviewed literature on the psychology of habits. We discuss some scientifically proven methods to help you prevent bad habits from firing such as environmental design. We also discuss the impact that motivation has on the process of breaking bad habits, and how overachievers become as productive as they are.
Cited Literature:
"More Than Resisting Temptation: Beneficial Habits Mediate the Relationship Between Self-Control and Positive Life Outcomes" by Brian M. Galla and Angela L. Duckworth. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 109(3):508-525
"Does Changing Behavioral Intentions Engender Behavior Change? A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence" by Thomas L. Webb and Paschal Sheeran. Psychological Bulletin, 132(2): 249–268.
"Habit Formation and Change" by Lucas Carden and Wendy Wood. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Vol 20:117-122.
"Nudge to nobesity 1: Minor changes in accessibility Decrease Food Intake" by Paul Rozin et al., Judgement and Decision making, Vol 6(4):323-332
"Psychology of Habit" by Wendy Wood and Dennis Rünger, Annual Review of Psycholog, Vol 67:289-314
40 min
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