Andrea Bari LevineOct 18, 20202 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 6)At last, the habit series has come to an end. By way of reminder, over the last several weeks we have dissected the habit loop--cue,...
Andrea Bari LevineOct 5, 20202 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 5)Up until now we have been discussing how to create what Charles Duhigg refers to as a three-step "habit loop"--a cue, which triggers an...
Andrea Bari LevineSep 24, 20203 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 4)The benefit of habits is that they kick in automatically, without much thought or effort. But to hard wire behaviors into our brain we...
Andrea Bari LevineSep 8, 20203 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 3)When it comes to behavior change, we're often focused on the outcome rather than the process. But transformation rarely occurs without...
Andrea Bari LevineAug 24, 20202 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 2)We've already learned that habit formation has four parts: a cue, which triggers a routine, that produces a reward, that drives a craving...
Andrea Bari LevineAug 10, 20203 minHow to Hack Our Habits (Part 1)When it comes to making a change in our life, whether it be related to physical or mental health, finances, work ethic, etc., we tend to...
Andrea Bari LevineJul 13, 20202 minWhy You Eat More Sugar Than You ThinkWhen I think of sugar, I typically think of fresh-baked cookies, ice cream sundaes, frozen coffee drinks and, my favorite, red wine. But...
Andrea Bari LevineJul 13, 20201 minThe Science of WillpowerImplementing good habits takes work. It requires a conscious decision (maybe several conscious decisions per day) to do something that...
Andrea Bari LevineJun 16, 20202 minSetting SMART GoalsWhen you define a new goal, do you also think about how to get there or do you just jump in? Have you told yourself you're going to eat...
Andrea Bari LevineJun 1, 20201 minFind Your WhyDo you find yourself devouring wellness headlines and trying out the latest in nutrition or workout trends only to find yourself back...