Stick with it : a scientifically proven process for changing your life -- for good

Stick with it A scientifically proven process for changing your life -- for good

Sean Young

Book - 2017

"An award-winning psychologist and director of the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior shows everyone how to make real, lasting change in their lives in this exciting work of popular psychology that goes beyond The Power of Habit with science and practical strategies that can alter their problem behaviors--forever. Whether it's absent-minded mistakes at work, a weakness for junk food, a smart phone addiction, or a lack of exercise, everyone has some bad habit or behavior that they'd like to change. But wanting to change and actually doing it--and sticking with it--are two very different things"--

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Subjects
Habit.
Habit breaking.
Well-being.
Change (Psychology)
Attitude change.
Conduct of life.
Emotional Freedom Techniques.
Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Sean Young (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.
ISBN
9780062692863
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Science of Lasting Change
  • How do you change behavior? ... Change the process-not the person ... Seven forces behind lasting change
  • Chapter 2. Stepladders
  • Start small. But how small is small? ... Find out with the model of Steps, Goals, and Dreams ... Use the Power of the Incremental
  • Chapter 3. Community
  • Make sure the right people are around you ... But how do you do that? ... Learn from the HOPE intervention model
  • Chapter 4. Important
  • People change if they're motivated to change ... But what if people don't want to change? ... Use our short list of motivators
  • Chapter 5. Easy
  • People will keep doing things if they're easy to do ... But how do you make something easy? ... Use the E-Trade test
  • Chapter 6. Neurohacks
  • Conventional wisdom on behavior change is wrong ... Use neurohacks instead ... Lasting change starts with action ... Use these mental shortcuts to reset your brain
  • Chapter 7. Captivating
  • Use rewards ... But not just any rewards ... They have to be captivating
  • Chapter 8. Engrained
  • Get the brain on your side ... But how do you do this? ... Do the behavior again and again
  • Chapter 9. Putting It All Together
  • The limits of habits ... the ABCs of behavior ... and how to apply this book in your life
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Unlike other self-help books that may focus on changing a person, this title focuses on changing behavior. As an expert in behavioral science, Young (director, Univ. of California Los Angeles Ctr. for Digital Behavior) offers a new model, the SCIENCE model, which is scientifically proven to create lasting change. SCIENCE stands for the "forces" Stepladders, Community, Important, Easy, Neurohacks, Captivating, and Engrained. Each chapter is dedicated to one of these forces and begins with a real-life example of someone with a behavior that can be changed using one or more of the seven aspects. Both personal and business applications are presented, and each assertion is backed by psychological studies. While Young asserts that his book is different than similar titles on altering habits, he does so by at times talking down to the reader, belaboring explanations and often generalizing "most people" as having certain behaviors. He compares his book to Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit and Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before but does so by berating the other titles to appear superior. VERDICT The author's SCIENCE model may appeal to dedicated self-help readers, but they may take offense to his voice.-Natalie Browning, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll. Lib., Richmond, VA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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