Personal Development
Building Better Habits: Strategies for Lasting Transformation
Wendy Wood – the leading scientist on the nature of habit – provides the first scientifically grounded analysis of habit formation in Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick. In this course, you’ll uncover Wood’s knowledge about the complex processes behind habits and dive into the th...
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About this course
Wendy Wood – the leading scientist on the nature of habit – provides the first scientifically grounded analysis of habit formation in Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick. In this course, you’ll uncover Wood’s knowledge about the complex processes behind habits and dive into the three bases for habit formation: context, repetition, and reward. You’ll gain a toolkit for how to break unwanted habits and create new, desired ones. And you’ll learn how to form and stick with habits that work with you, not against you.
Course outline
13 topics · 75 min
- 1 Welcome
- 2 The Invisibility of Habit
- 3 Context Is King
- 4 The Truth About Repetition
- 5 How Rewards Work
- 6 The Perils of Variety
- 7 Skip a Step With Habit Stacking
- 8 The Surprising Power of Situational Control
- 9 What French Cooking Can Teach You About Habits
- 10 Self-Control Isn’t What It Looks Like
- 11 Happiness and the Mindfulness Habit
- 12 Conclusion
- 13 Quiz
Building Better Habits: Strategies for Lasting Transformation
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