Audience Favorites: Dr. Wendy Wood
All THAT and a bag of chips???!!
USC Provost Professor, Dr. Wendy Wood, dissects what constitutes a habit as opposed to an addiction, how and why we form habits, the complexities of breaking them and integrating new ones in our behaviors, and how to acquire and stick to new ones. She discusses how to stall and reset your mind to stall negative cravings with productive and goal-producing ones. She breaks down the difference between self-control and the act of controlling one’s environment. She also talks about triggers, cues, and how will power differs from that of forming a habit for success in changing ongoing and new behaviors. She also lines up analogies with clear references to snack chips and unroasted marshmallows! Dr. Wood’s observations and proven studies on the subject of “habits” are eye-opening, easy to assimilate, and to effortlessly implement. Whether you are recently divorced or going through any romantic partnership breakup, this is a re-run you won’t want to miss!
Wendy Wood
Dr. Wendy Wood – is a psychologist, President Elect Association for Psychologist Science at USC and author of the Book, Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Changes that Stick . Professor Wood shared some of the science behind habit-forming and explained some of the research done on good and bad habits. She talked about eating, forming habits and brain activity while engaging in them. She also commented on the “marshmallow” experiment.
