Building Better Habits: Strategies for Lasting Transformation

Course Overview

Wendy Wood – the leading scientist on the nature of habit – provides the first scientifically grounded analysis of habit formation in Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick.

In this course, you’ll uncover Wood’s knowledge about the complex processes behind habits and dive into the three bases for habit formation: context, repetition, and reward. You’ll gain a toolkit for how to break unwanted habits and create new, desired ones. And you’ll learn how to form and stick with habits that work with you, not against you.

Unique Features of the Course

• Interactive Course
• Video(s)
• Knowledge Check(s)
• Quiz

Table to Content

INTRODUCTION

• Welcome
• The Invisibility of Habit

HABIT FORMATION FUNDAMENTALS

• Context Is King
• The Truth About Repetition
• How Rewards Work

USING TIME CUES

• The Perils of Variety
• Skip a Step With Habit Stacking

REMOVING FRICTION

• The Surprising Power of Situational Control
• What French Cooking Can Teach You About Habits

DRIVING BEHAVIOR

• Self-Control Isn’t What It Looks Like
• Happiness and the Mindfulness Habit

SUMMARY

• Conclusion
• Quiz

Intended audience

This course is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as working professionals from all streams/departments/functions.