Train Your Brain to Develop Better Habits

Course details

In this course, Dr. Judson Brewer—an addiction psychiatrist, neuroscientist, author, and professor—explores the science behind habit formation and provides evidence-based strategies to help you develop and transform your habits. Learn why and how we form habits, as well as the role of triggers and external factors in this process. Build awareness of your own habit loops and develop practical methods to change them. Plus, explore ways to recognize the negative impact of certain habits, implement strategies to unwind them, and leverage reward-based learning to foster new habits.

Learning objectives
Understand the psychology of habit formation and why we form habits.
Identify and analyze the triggers and external factors that influence your habits.
Recognize and map out your personal habit loops to gain better awareness.
Implement evidence-based strategies to unwind unwanted habits and replace them with positive ones.
Develop a comprehensive action plan to nurture and maintain new habits.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Neurocience and better habits
02 - Is it a habit or an addiction Yes.

1. The Origins of Habit - Wired to Survive, Trained to Scroll

03 - Understand why we form habits
04 - Understand how we form habits
05 - Recognize external factors that influence habits

2. Inside the Habit Loop - How Your Brain Builds Behaviors

06 - Understand what a habit loop is
07 - Recognize the role of triggers in habit formation
08 - How your brain makes choices based on reward value
09 - Awareness is the antidote to willpower for habit change

3. Reclaim Your Brain - How to Step Out of Habit Loops

10 - Recognize habit loops
11 - Build awareness to change your habit loop
12 - Recognize the negative impact of your habit
13 - Learn strategies to unwind unhealthy habits
14 - Use awareness to celebrate wins

4. Building Better Habits

15 - Use curiosity to beat immediate gratification
16 - Kindness trumps judgment
17 - Building healthy habits

Conclusion

18 - Create your habit-change action plan

Train Your Brain to Develop Better Habits

Authors

Judson Brewer