Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD | Three ways to change bad habits @benjaminkeep | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 19 minutes ago.
How can we fix bad habits? There's a lot of ways to approach the problem, but research suggests that three fundamental techniques can work.
Here is my previous video on habits, in case you missed it: youtu.be/LHApj2X6kaA
00:00 The first way
1:49 The second way
2:44 The differences between temptations and habits
4:15 The third way
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References:
My take here on the disadvantages of cue avoidance comes directly from:
Gardner, B., Richards, R., Lally, P., Rebar, A., Thwaite, T., & Beeken, R. J. (2021). Breaking habits or breaking habitual behaviours? Old habits as a neglected factor in weight loss maintenance. Appetite, 162, 105183.
The temptations/habit distinction comes from this 2010 joint:
Quinn, J. M., Pascoe, A., Wood, W., & Neal, D. T. (2010). Can’t control yourself? Monitor those bad habits. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36(4), 499-511. https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/545/docs/Wendy_Wood_Research_Articles/Habits/quinn.pascoe.wood.neal.2010_Cant_control_yourself.pdf
Also see the references in the previous video on habits, linked above.
How can we fix bad habits? There's a lot of ways to approach the problem, but research suggests that three fundamental techniques can work.
Here is my previous video on habits, in case you missed it: youtu.be/LHApj2X6kaA
00:00 The first way
1:49 The second way
2:44 The differences between temptations and habits
4:15 The third way
Sign up to my email newsletter, Avoiding Folly, here: benjaminkeep.com
References:
My take here on the disadvantages of cue avoidance comes directly from:
Gardner, B., Richards, R., Lally, P., Rebar, A., Thwaite, T., & Beeken, R. J. (2021). Breaking habits or breaking habitual behaviours? Old habits as a neglected factor in weight loss maintenance. Appetite, 162, 105183.
The temptations/habit distinction comes from this 2010 joint:
Quinn, J. M., Pascoe, A., Wood, W., & Neal, D. T. (2010). Can’t control yourself? Monitor those bad habits. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36(4), 499-511. https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/545/docs/Wendy_Wood_Research_Articles/Habits/quinn.pascoe.wood.neal.2010_Cant_control_yourself.pdf
Also see the references in the previous video on habits, linked above.
