Stick with It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life-for Good
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N9SAOTH |
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| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Drawing on his own scientific research and that of other leading experts in the field, he explains why change can be difficult and identifies the crucial forces that combine to make transformation permanent, from the right way to create new habits to how to harness emotional meaning to motivate change. An award-winning psychologist and director of the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior shows everyone how to make real, lasting change in their lives in this exciting work of popular psychology that goes beyond The Power of Habit with science and practical strategies that can alter the
In this book, he shares a process and tools so that we can make these changes ourselves.'' (Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take)''Behavioral scientists have beenmuch less successful at showing us how to make change last. ''Sean Young has taken psychology research and applied it outside the research lab, helping people make lasting changes to their behaviors. It's a winner.'' --Robert Cialdini, New York Times bestselling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion
Sean Young is a professor at UCLA medical school and the founder and executive director of the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior (CDB), which has been featured in the New York Times and Huffington Post, and on NPR, Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch, Mashable, CBS News, and other major media outlets. He has a PhD in psychology and master's in health services research from Stanford University. He li
The best book in this genre - smarter, more powerful and complex - yet still fun to read. Ariel Dana Mcnichol I think I've read every book in the genre (I'm a behavioral science aficionado) and this book is superior. It reads delightfully, but more importantly, it's chocked full of relevant, recent, fascinating research that Sean has managed to synthesize into applicable bits. My page margins are full of notesI thought I knew every recent social psychology . Vishvendra said Stick with it is Helpful if You are a Chronic Procrastinato. I bought Sean Young's book because I've been trying to find a way to stop procrastinating at work. A lot of the books that I've looked at including Stephen Covey's "7 Habits" . that one just has not resonated with me. I don't respond well to preset rules. I've been suffering at work because I can't meet my deadlines. I love my job but I keep pushing. If you read the Power of Habit, you MUST read this! Stick With It provides TREMENDOUS insight into what it takes to actually change behavior. It's great for someone who wants to break a bad habit in their own life, parents who want to help their kids, a coach who wants to help his team succeed, and entrepreneurs who want to have their products used. I bought the audiobook. This was so good I might ju