On Your Mind with Dorsey Standish

Episode 11 -- Making Habits Stick

Dorsey Standish Season 1 Episode 11

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In the latest "On Your Mind" podcast episode, Dorsey Standish delves into habit formation, emphasizing that 40 to 90 percent of daily actions are habitual. She explains the habit loop -- trigger, behavior and reward -- using examples like morning coffee and meditation. Dorsey highlights the importance of making unconscious habits conscious to optimize them and discusses strategies like habit stacking, replacing negative habits with healthier alternatives and using rewards to reinforce new behaviors. She recommends James Clear's Atomic Habits for practical tips on habit formation and stresses the significance of small, consistent actions in building long-term brain health and wellness.