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Stick with it : the science of lasting behaviour
Title:
Stick with it : the science of lasting behaviour
Author:
Young, Sean.
ISBN:
9780241323786
Publication Information:
[London], UK : Penguin Life, 2018.
Physical Description:
xi, 289 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Originally published: United States : HarperCollins, 2017.
Abstract:
We all have bad habits -- whether it's a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction or a lack of exercise. But change is hard. 40% of dieters quit within a week. 80% of New Year's resolutions don't last beyond January. How can we kick bad habits -- and stick with it? According to psychologist and behaviour researcher Dr Sean Young, the answer is to stop trying to change the person, and instead change the process. In 'Stick With It', Dr Young draws on his own research and that of other leading experts to explain how the mind often interferes with breaking bad habits, and how we can outsmart it, increasing the likelihood of lasting change by 200%.
Subject:
Attitude change.
Behavior modification.
Change (Psychology)
Conduct of life.
Habit breaking.
Summary:
We all have bad habits -- whether it's a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction or a lack of exercise. But change is hard. 40% of dieters quit within a week. 80% of New Year's resolutions don't last beyond January. How can we kick bad habits -- and stick with it? According to psychologist and behaviour researcher Dr Sean Young, the answer is to stop trying to change the person, and instead change the process. In 'Stick With It', Dr Young draws on his own research and that of other leading experts to explain how the mind often interferes with breaking bad habits, and how we can outsmart it, increasing the likelihood of lasting change by 200%.