Learn how to change your habits with a Wharton professor's science-based methods for impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness.
How to Change is built on a simple idea. Change works best when you find the specific thing blocking you and aim your fix at that.
She covers barriers like impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness, then pairs each one with methods drawn from studies and case stories.
If exercise feels boring, a goal-setting app may not help, but making the workout more enjoyable might.
The book also looks at timing, including why a fresh start can give you an edge, and at turning temptation and inertia into assets.
One chapter covers confidence, and another looks at how the people around you shape what you do.
Milkman does not promise a single trick.
She shows you how to match a strategy to your obstacle, whether you are working on your own goals or helping a team, client, or student change.
You'll learn:
Why timing can be everything when it comes to making a change.
How to turn temptation and inertia into assets.
How giving advice, even about something you struggle with, can help you achieve more.
How to identify and overcome barriers like impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness.
Ways to help other people change, whether you manage, coach, or teach.
Ideal for: people who want to start a change and stick with it, and managers, coaches, or teachers helping others.