Habit Loops & Everyday Addictions
Habits are our brain’s way to conserve energy and keep us alive. But addictions are just runaway habits, and science shows us how to overcome them.
Videos
NBC News interviews Dr. Jud about digital therapeutics
Our minds get hooked on various habits within certain contexts and environments. To re-train our minds and change these habits, we need access to evidence-based tools on a daily basis, when we are operating in those triggering environments. This approach is at the heart of the work that Dr. Jud and his team use – … Read more
Our Brains Are Out of Date!
Millions of years ago, when making babies, eating and trying not to get eaten were our full-time jobs, our minds developed a very important survival tool. it basically it goes like this: We see some food that looks good, our brain says calories, survival! And we eat the food. It tastes good and as a … Read more
Watch Dr. Jud’s Keynote at the Brain Mind Summit at MIT (2019)
Dr. Jud Brewer gave a keynote talk on the neuroscience of habit formation, the root of “everyday addictions”, and why willpower isn’t a winning strategy for changing behavior at MIT’s Brain-Mind Summit in May 2019. He gave a similar talk at the Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in April 2019.
Introduction to Habit Loops
Habits are our brain’s way to conserve energy and keep us alive. But addictions are just runaway habits, and science shows us how to overcome them.
TEDx: You’re Already Awesome. Just Get Out of Your Own Way.
We have all experienced moments in our lives where everything just comes together in some almost magical way –whether playing music, participating in a sport, or just getting totally absorbed in a project. These moments are timeless, effortless, completely free of worry and delicious! As described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, this is “flow” and is often … Read more
A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit
The 4th-most watched TED Talk of the year with over 10 million views. A straightforward approach that turns traditional advice upside down.
How to Break Bad Habit Cycles: A Live Discussion with Dr. Jud
Watch Dr. Jud’s fun 10 minute interview with Kate Green Tripp of 1440 Multiversity. Topics covered: Why willpower works for Mr. Spock (but not for the rest of us) What compels us to check our phones while waiting at a stoplight Three steps of what we can do to break out of the cycle
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
Watch Dr. Jud present at the Friday evening opening event for the 2017 A Mindful Society Conference ( amindfulsociety.org. )