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Okay, do you want to know the secret to creating good habits and breaking bad ones?

We're talking the science of making positive changes that stick.

Let's make it happen.

Welcome to the Feel Good Effect.

I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I help people find time and create space in their lives for what matters most by sharing simplified strategies for wellness. This podcast is all about real talk, real wellness, and unpacking what it really means to be healthy.

Well, hey, feel good fam.

I am so glad you're here.

Today's episode is all about the science of making positive changes that stick.

So how to actually create good habits and break bad ones.

Our guest today is Dr. Wendy Wood.

Wendy is a social psychologist whose research

addresses the ways that habits guide behavior and why they're so difficult to break. Dr. Wood

is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at USC. And she's author of the brand new book,

Good Habits, Bad Habits, The Science of Making Positive Changes

That Stick, and that's exactly what we're talking about today. In this episode, we are breaking

down the willpower motivation myth or why you don't actually need either one of those things

to create long-term positive behavior change. We're breaking down the three steps to create a new habit. We're troubleshooting

a new habit I'm trying to create, so you'll hear about that one, plus breaking down her

writing routine and habits or how she's been able to write a book and publish literally hundreds

of articles. So her habit secrets revealed. Plus, we're talking specific

strategies for being more productive and getting the things done you want to get done in a day.

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