Smart Change Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others

Art Markman, Sean Pratt

eAudio - 2014

An insightful guide that shows how habits of behavior are formed, and how we can transform bad habits into positive behaviors in ourselves and others. Smart Change explores the psychological mechanisms that form and maintain habits in individuals and groups and offers real, accessible and actionable advice for changing habits. In an engaging narrative, Markman covers a wide range of habits, from individual behaviors like eating better and exercising regularly to work-related behaviors such as learning effectively and influencing customers' purchases. He proposes that there are five effective tools to help individuals change behavior and to help people influence the habits of the people around them:1. Tame the "Go" system: Ide...ntify the triggers of habits, replace old behaviors with new ones and generate specific plans to deal with obstacles.2. Harness the "Stop" system: Learn to deal with stress and other factors that hinder the development of new and positive... more