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Book SynopsisWendy Wood was born in the UK and is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California. Her research incorporates neuroscience, cognition and behavioural insights to understand habit persistence and change, and she has collaborated with many luminary psychologists, including Angela Duckworth and Adam Grant. She has written for the
Washington Post and the
Los Angeles Times, and her work has been featured in the
New York Times,
Chicago Tribune,
Time magazine,
USA Today and
NPR.
Trade ReviewIf you’ve ever struggled to make or break a habit, this is the book you need to read. Wendy Wood is widely recognized as
the authority on the science of habits -- Adam Grant,
New York Times bestselling author of
Originals and
Give and Take, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and
this book is essential -- Angela Duckworth, author of
GritEnlightening and insightful . . . Wood’s research and perspective on the malleability of habits will bring hope to any reader looking to create long-term behavioural change * Publishers Weekly *
Wendy Wood . . . is the most thoughtful, innovative person who understands the role of habits in human behaviour . . .
I can’t imagine a better person writing this book -- Dan Ariely, bestselling author of
Predictably IrrationalThere is no one in all of psychology who could write a more
compelling book on habits and behaviours -- James W. Pennebaker, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Texas
No one has studied how habits form and direct behaviour better than Professor Wendy Wood . . . She has described
how to change negative habits into positive versions better than anybody. She's the researcher best able to write the next big book on the topic -- Robert Cialdini, author of
Influence and
Pre-SuasionFascinating and fun,
this book will change a lot of lives . . . Wood brings state-of-the-art social science into contact with the most pressing issues in daily life. She’s a tremendous guide -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, and author of
How Change HappensA
fascinating tour of the science of habits, and Wendy Wood is the consummate tour guide. One of the world’s leading habit researchers -- Professor Adam Alter,
New York Times bestselling author of
Drunk Tank Pink and
IrresistibleA huge achievement. Wendy Wood manages to distil the science of habit formation, most of which emerges from her own lab, in a manner that is fascinating but also, above all, extremely useful for people looking to make positive change in their life -- David Kessler,
New York Times bestselling author of
The End of Overeating and
CaptureMany authors have written about habits . . . but Wood is also a premier scientist in psychology, working on how habits affect and are affected by the human mind. Top tip: Willpower isn’t enough. But through her original research,
Wood explains what does work * Washington Post *
In
Good Habits, Bad Habits . . . the social psychologist Wendy Wood . . . seeks to give the general reader more
realistic ideas for how to break habits. Drawing on her work in the field, she sees [that] . . .
the path to breaking bad habits lies not in resolve but in restructuring our environment in ways that sustain good behaviors * The New Yorker *
Table of ContentsUnit - Part I: How We Really Are Chapter - 1: Persistence and Change Chapter - 2: The Depths Beneath Chapter - 3: Introducing Your Second Self Chapter - 4: What About Knowledge? Chapter - 5: What About Self Control? Unit - Part II: The Three Bases of Habit Formation Chapter - 6: Context Chapter - 7: Repetition Chapter - 8: Reward Chapter - 9: Consistency is for Closers Chapter - 10: Total Control Unit - Part III: Special Cases, Big opportunities, and the World Around Us Chapter - 11: Jump Through Windows Chapter - 12: The Special Resilience of Habit Chapter - 13: Contexts of Addiction Chapter - 14: Happy with Habit Chapter - 15: You Are Not Alone Section - i: Epilogue Section - ii: How to Stop Looking at Your Phone So Often Section - iii: Notes Section - iii: Bibliography Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgements Index - v: Index
