HABITS
The science behind making & breaking habits
LEVERAGE THE POWER OF HABITS
If you want to maximize your growth and effectiveness as a leader, you've got to leverage the power of habits. And if you want to start new productive habits and ditch the ones that are dragging you down, you need to understand the science behind them.
Fortunately, there's plenty of research and resources out there to guide your steps. Here's some of my favorite work on the topics of habits:
BOOKS
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
TED TALKS
Forget Big Change, Start with a Tiny Habit | BJ Fogg | TEDxFremont
Change Anything! Use Skillpower over Willpower | Al Switzler | TEDxFremont
A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit | Judson Brewer | TEDMED
The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg | TEDxTeachersCollege
How Mindfulness Changes the Emotional Life of Our Brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco
ARTICLES
The Dopamine Seeking-Reward Loop by Susan Weinschenk
Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything by Tony Schwartz
The Neurochemicals of Happiness by Christopher Bergland