The Simple Way To Break A Bad Habit
I below are my notes and link for a really good Ted Talk by Judson Brewer on how to break bad habits. In summary, most of us live on a rewards based learning process. This can be dangerous when the behavior is not healthy, like eating sugary foods or smoking cigarettes as he described in his video. When we are triggered, we should instead be 'curious,' which is a behavior that can bring us pleasure in a more productive way that most of our unhealthier behaviors. Here is the video. After the jump are my notes.