EP:008: How to form great habits and kick bad ones for good

Have you ever struggled with motivation? Discipline? Developing good habits? In this week's episode of The Dad Nation Podcast, we dig into the science of forming habits and answer the following questions:

• Why do I struggle with motivation?
• Why do I find it so hard to quit bad habits?
• Why is it so hard to form great ones?
• What do I do when I want to quit and throw in the towel?

We talk about Kanter's Law, Solomon's Paradox and other things that get in the way when learning how to ditch your bad habits, form great ones, and go from slave to master in your life!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2:15: Motivation vs. Discipline
• 6:40: How do I know when I’ve formed a discipline in a certain area? 
• 17:05: How to form great habits 
• 18:30 - Environment Design 
• 21:10 - Habits Feedback Loop
• Cue
• Craving 
• Response 
• Reward
• 33:30: How to kick bad habits 
  • Make it invisible 
  • Make it unattractive 
  • Make it difficult 
  • Make it unsatisfying
  • Replace bad with better 
  • Track your progress
  • Shape your habits - make smaller changes
  • Creative a supportive environment 
• 40:00: Kanter's Law and how to beat it 
• 42:00: Solomon’s Paradox and why it’s hard to make good decisions
• 49:00: The MVP of forming any great habit
• 54:45: What chapter are you writing? 
• 56:30: Reflection Questions

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