How the Science of Habits Can Help Us Keep Our New Years Resolutions, with Wendy Wood, PhD
Many of us are brimming with good intentions right now, determined to eat more healthily, get organized or fulfill our other New Year\u2019s resolutions. But by February we\u2019ll have reverted back to our old ways. Why is it so difficult to make these lasting behavioral changes? Wendy Wood, PhD, of the University of Southern California, discusses the research on how habits drive our behavior, why habits are so difficult to break, and how we can harness the power of habit to make the behavioral changes we want.\n We\u2019d love to know what you think of Speaking of Psychology, what you would change about it, and what you\u2019d like to hear more of. Please take our listener www.apa.org/podcast survey.\n Links Wendy Wood, PhD Music Jazz Music Loop by anechoix via freesound.org\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices