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Book Bite #3: How Do You Get Where You Want to Be?

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Education, Science

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Today, at #3 in our countdown, “How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be” by Katy Milkman. It’s a deeply researched primer on how to defeat temptation, procrastination, and all the other little demons that stand between you and your best possible self. Episode Recommendation: HOW TO CHANGE: Science-Backed Tips for Becoming Your Best Self (Katy Milkman & Daniel Pink) Next Big Idea App: There’s only one place in the world where you can hear hundreds of bestselling authors summarize their books in their own words. Download our app today: www.nextbigideaclub.com/app

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I'm Rufus Griskin, and this is the next big idea.

0:23.1

Today's a big day. We've arrived at the top three in our countdown of last year's

0:28.3

most popular book bites as chosen by the insatiably curious users of the next big idea app.

0:34.2

So drum roll please. At number three, we have how to change the science of getting from where you

0:41.8

are to where you want to be by Katie Milkman. If you could change one thing about yourself,

0:47.6

what would it be? Come on, I know there's something. But if you're like most people making changes

0:53.2

feels next to impossible. Luckily for you though, Wharton Behavioral Scientists Katie Milkman

0:58.7

has just published a deeply researched primer on how to defeat temptation, procrastination,

1:04.0

and all the other little demons that stand between you and your best possible self.

1:08.6

Daniel Pink says it's like having the smartest friend in the world whispering in your ear.

1:13.3

An ad of Grant calls the book a triple threat, evidence-based,

1:16.7

engrossing, and full of effective strategies for making smarter choices.

1:20.8

Here's Katie with five big ideas from the book.

1:25.1

Hi, I'm Katie Milkman and I'm a behavioral scientist and professor at the Wharton School

1:30.0

of the University of Pennsylvania. I'm also the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change

1:35.2

for Good Initiative, a research initiative dedicated to advancing the science of behavior change.

1:40.6

And I'm the host of Charles Schwab's Behavioral Economics podcast, Trosology. Today,

1:45.3

I'm going to share five of the big ideas from my new book, How to Change. The science of getting

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