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, by Wendy Wood — Provost Professor Emerita of Psychology and Business at USC, past president of both SPSP and the Association for Psychological Science (previously ”the leading academic researcher in the field”, corrected 2026-09-02, card 6NM98H: the offices and the chair are matters of record, the ranking is not). 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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