Wood 2019

Book

Wood W. Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 2019.

Why we cite it

The library's primary reference on habit science from the leading academic researcher in the field. Provides the theoretical framework for why willpower-based approaches to eating change fail and why environment/context design succeeds — habits operate in a different brain system than conscious decisions, so changing the context (friction, convenience, cues) is more effective than relying on motivation. Referenced across 21+ companion pieces.

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