As we bring in the New Year, many of us have our sights on new resolutions in an effort to lead healthier and more productive lives. However, what we know about habits is that many of them don’t stick. We’re not able to create lasting habits in order to achieve our goals. Why is that? In this episode we look at the science behind habit-forming and what we can do to build lasting habits.
Episode Highlights Include:
- What are habits?
- What does it take to build lasting habits?
- The role of willpower and self-control in forming habits.
- The importance of rewards and enjoyment in enforcing good habits.
- How goal-setting is linked to the process of building habits.
- What we can learn about our athletic identity and sustainability as athletes from the habit-forming process.
