Ep #30: The Science Behind Creating New Habits

If you’ve been a listener here for a while, you’ll know that my foundational work is all around the habits that keep us healthy, happy, and less stressed. There has been a ton of literature and scientific analysis of how we form habits, so in this episode, I’m giving you the science behind creating new habits.

At their best, habits are healthy routines, processes, or regimens. However, at their worst, habits are unconscious and unwanted behaviors. So, what makes us successful at adopting new habits, leaving old ones behind, and why are new habits so difficult to maintain in the beginning?

Tune in this week because we’re talking about habits: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’m discussing the behavioral science of why we are or are not successful when adopting new healthy habits or trying to get rid of unwanted habits that are no longer serving us, and what you can do to start building the habits that you know will change your life.

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What You Will Discover:

Why healthy habits are so difficult to build, and so easy to let fall by the wayside.
How habits have been the cornerstone for many psychological and sociological studies for decades.
Why building habits must start with small daily steps.
How habits are the secret to maintaining both physical and mental health, and even just adopting one new habit makes a huge difference.
Why, contrary to popular belief, building new habits has nothing to do with willpower.
How you can approach your new habits with a scientific approach to maximize the potential for developing new healthy ones.