3705: How to Build Better Habits and New Habit Formation by Dr. Neal Malik

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3705: Dr. Neil emphasizes that the key to long-term fitness isn’t more health information, it’s daily inspiration and strategic habit formation. Using small, achievable actions anchored to existing routines, he offers clear, science-backed methods to make exercise and healthy behaviors a natural part of everyday life. Quotes to ponder: "We don’t need health information, we need health inspiration." "You’ve just created a new habit." "What inspires you?" Episode references: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg: https://www.tinyhabits.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:04.8	So we started the business two years ago.
0:07.2	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:12.5	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:18.0	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash
0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:25.8	There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway,
0:32.5	the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually is fancy dress.
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0:45.1	see so you can increase your chances of getting the best deals. It's dead easy to check it,
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0:57.0	This is Optimal Living Daily, Building Better Habits, by Dr. Neal of Optimal Health Daily, and I'm
1:03.3	Justin Mollock. Normally this is where I read to you kind of like an audiobook, usually an article
1:08.9	a day from the best authors I can find and get permission
1:12.1	from that can help you optimize your life. But on Sundays, I like to share an episode that I
1:16.9	think can help you optimize just a bit more. I pick an episode from one of our other podcasts in this
1:22.5	network, and today's comes from Optimal Health Daily. On that show, my brother, Dr. Neil Malick,
1:28.7	reads an article covering health, fitness, and nutrition, and then on Fridays, answers your
1:34.7	questions. The question that came in for the episode you're about to hear is a really good fit for
1:39.9	this show, so I thought it'd be an excellent bonus episode over here. If you want to send in a
1:45.6	health-related question to him, it could be about diet, nutrition, fitness, exercise, weightlifting,
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