Wendy Wood

CM 158: Emily Balcetis On How To Achieve Success

What if knowing how successful people see the world could help us achieve our goals? When we see people achieving their goals, we may be tempted to give up. We tell ourselves they have advantages we lack, like more time, and maybe even traits we lack, like a better work ethic. While both may be…

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CM 152: Wendy Wood on the Science of Habits

What if our success was less about channeling willpower and more about building sustainable habits? Too often, when we think about goals we’ve failed to achieve, we blame it on a lack of willpower. Yet research has shown when we rely primarily on willpower, we’re bound to fail. Willpower takes energy, and it’s when our…

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