Episode 51 -  New Year's Resolutions don't work. But at this time of year you might be thinking about what you want to be different in 2019. So we've re-released a tighter, updated version of Episode 28. Even if you've heard this already - it's well worth listening again there's SO much there!

* If you'd like to listen to the FULL episodes, the links are here:

* Episode 5 (Breaking Bad) where we cover:

* What are habits?

* How are they formed according to Charles Duhigg in his book – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

* The notion of cue/routine/reward

* Bad habits – smoking – yuk! How to stop with – The EasyWay method from Allen Carr

* The plasticity of our brains and changing habits

* Podcast resource 1 – Freakonomics Radio – How to be More Productive

* Changing behaviour – the BJ Fogg Model

* The notion of Motivation/Ability/Trigger

* Podcast resource 2 – The One You Feed Episode 91

* Why motivation is not the only way to change habits

* Why you should aim for ‘easy’

* Baby steps – or ‘How to design a website just by opening a laptop’

* David Allen’s idea of ‘Next Actions’ when tackling a project – GTD

* Episode 6 (Get Into the Groove) where we cover:

* New Year’s resolutions, and why they don’t stick – some stats

* Gym memberships – some stats from Planet Money

* Apps which can help you with the ‘cue’ and ‘reward’ parts of habit forming

* For both Android and Apple there’s – Coach.me

* Prefer simple and on Android? try – Loop Habit Tracker

* Prefer simple and on IOS (And Android)? try – Habit Bull

* Why the behaviour and reward cycle is so powerful – Judson Brewer on the TED stage

* Procrastination and how to attack it

* Episode 7 (Habits and the Write Stuff) where we cover:

* Even if you’ve already read it, it’s worth re-visiting – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People