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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Katy Milkman on Creating Lasting Behavior Change for Good EP 155

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

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

4.7779 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Katy Milkman - Creating Lasting Behavior Change for Good.  | | Brought to you by AppSumo (https://social.appsumo.com/passion) and Gusto  (https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck.) Dr. Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Endowed Chair at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the former president of the International Society for Judgment and Decision Making. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center with the mission of advancing the science of lasting behavior change. Her bestselling book How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be was named one of the eight best books for healthy living in 2021 by the New York Times, and Katy was also named one of the world’s top 50 Management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2021. --► Buy Katy's Book How to Change: https://amzn.to/3bpqSb3  --► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/katy-milkman-behavior-change-for-good/  --► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 *Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank You Gusto for Sponsoring. This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers all-in-one payroll and HR for growing businesses. From full-service payroll and benefits to team management tools and more, Gusto makes it easy to support your hardworking team in one intuitive platform. Gusto is offering our listeners three months free https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck. Thank you AppSumo for Sponsoring. This episode is also sponsored by AppSumo. Over 1 million entrepreneurs and creators trust AppSumo to help them discover, buy, and sell the products they need to grow their business and audience. As a special bonus, AppSumo is giving 10% off the already discounted price to the first 100 people who click the link in the show notes: https://social.appsumo.com/passion.   What I discuss with Katy Milkman In this episode of the Passion Struck Podcast Katy Milkman joins us to discuss how she is advancing the science of behavior change to understand which strategies work best overall, what works best for whom, and how to most effectively use behavioral science to help people transform their lives for the better.  We go into why she created the largest interdisciplinary effort in history to solve the problem of enduring behavior change.
  • 0:00 Announcements
  • 2:36 Introducing Katy Milkman
  • 4:47 Better Change for Good Initiative
  • 11:35 Using a megastudy approach
  • 12:21 Importance of intentionality in behavior change
  • 14:54 How to master behavior change
  • 23:09 We think we will change far less than we actually do
  • 26:55 The micro-choices determine our lives
  • 29:34 Internal barriers to change
  • 35:20 Fresh start effect
  • 42:43 The psychology of persuasion
  • 44:34 Effortless perfection
  • 50:02 How we live matches our goals
  • 54:43 Why we chose immediate gratification
  • 57:09 Wrap-Up and Synthesis
Where you can find Katy Milkman: * Website: https://www.katymilkman.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katymilkman/ * Choiceology Podcast: https://www.katymilkman.com/podcast  * Twitter: https://twitter.com/katy_milkman * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-milkman/ * Behavior Change for Good Initiative: https://bcfg.wharton.upenn.edu/  Links from the show * My interview with David Yaden on self-transcendence, psychedelics, and behavior change: https://passionstruck.com/david-yaden-on-self-transcendence-experiences/  * My solo episode on why you must feel to heal: https://passionstruck.com/why-you-must-feel-to-find-emotional-healing/ * My interview with Cathy Heller: https://passionstruck.com/cathy-heller-how-do-you-find-your-lifes-passion/ * My interview with Michael Slepian:  https://passionstruck.com/michael-slepian-the-secret-life-of-secrets/ * My interview with Jordan Harbinger on Why Legacy is Greater Than Currency:  https://passionstruck.com/jordan-harbinger-on-why-building-your-legacy-is-greater-than-currency/ * My interview with Sarah Fay on the fallacies of the DSM: https://passionstruck.com/sarah-fay-pathological/  -- Welcome to Passion Struck podcast, a show where you get to join me in exploring the mindset and philosophy of the world's most inspiring everyday heroes to learn their lessons to living intentionally. Passion Struck aspires to speak to the humanity of people in a way that makes them want to live better, be better and impact. Learn more about me: https://johnrmiles.com. Stay tuned for my latest project, my upcoming book, which will be published in summer 2022. ===== FOLLOW JOHN ON THE SOCIALS ===== * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Milesjohnr * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.c0m * Medium: https://medium.com/@JohnRMiles​ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/ * Blog: https://johnrmiles.com/blog/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast * Gear: https://www.zazzle.com/store/passion_sruck_podcast

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0:00.0

Coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast.

0:03.1

A moment that causes us to step back and think big picture about our lives

0:06.8

and to give us a sense that we're new and fresh.

0:09.6

And we can say on January 1, okay, last year I meant to quit smoking,

0:13.6

last year I meant to build up all of my productivity at work.

0:16.4

And I didn't get around to it, but that was the old me who failed.

0:19.3

And this is the new me and the new me is going to be different.

0:21.7

Welcome to Passion Struck.

0:23.2

Hi, I'm your host, John Armeils.

0:25.0

And on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips and guidance

0:29.0

of the world's most inspiring people and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.

0:36.0

Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself.

0:43.4

If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on Fridays.

0:48.5

We have long form interviews the rest of the week with guest ranging from astronauts to authors,

0:54.4

CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders, visionaries and athletes.

1:01.0

Now, let's go out there and become Passion Struck.

1:04.4

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to episode 155 of Passion Struck.

1:09.8

Recently ranked by Apple is one of the top 20 health and fitness podcasts in the world.

1:15.1

And thank you to each and every one of you who comes back weekly to listen and learn

1:19.7

how to live better, be better and impact the world.

1:22.3

And if you're new to the show or you would just like to introduce this to friends or family members,

1:27.2

we now have episode starter packs both on Spotify and on the Passion Struck website.

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