211. Best of: Build Good Habits in 2020: Stanford Behavioral Scientist BJ Fogg

<p>This is the time of year when we make resolutions. Very few of us will actually keep them.</p> <p>The reason we can’t keep resolutions is that resolutions don’t work. We would be better at reaching their goals if they built habits, instead.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bjfogg.com/">BJ Fogg</a> (<a href= "https://twitter.com/bjfogg">@bjfogg</a>) is a behavioral scientist at Stanford University. He specializes in “Behavior Design.”</p> <p>BJ has a new book coming out, right now in the beginning of 2020. It’s called <a href="http://geni.us/VI9L0X"><em>Tiny Habits</em></a>.</p> <p>I wanted to have him back on the show to announce the book. But then I realized that this episode on how to <a href= "https://kadavy.net/blog/posts/build-good-habits/">build good habits</a> is so good that it’s worth running again.</p> <p>Here’s what you’ll learn:</p> <ul> <li>You need to pick habits with the right characteristics to be successful in building those habits. What are the components of a habit that will stick?</li> <li>What are the most common mistakes people make in trying to build habits?</li> <li>You've probably heard that it takes 21 days to build a habit. That's actually a myth. How long does it really take to build a habit?</li> </ul> <h3 id="ourweeklynewsletterlovemondays">Our Weekly Newsletter: Love Mondays</h3> <p>Start off each week with a dose of inspiration to help you make it as a creative. Sign up at: <a href= "http://kadavy.net/mondays">kadavy.net/mondays</a></p> <h3 id="aboutyourhostdavidkadavy">About Your Host, David Kadavy</h3> <p>David Kadavy is the author of <a href= "https://books2read.com/u/3L96Q7"><em>The Heart to Start</em></a> and <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4EDXrA"><em>Design for Hackers</em></a>. Through the <em>Love Your Work</em> podcast and his <a href="http://kadavy.net/mondays">Love Mondays newsletter</a>, David explores what it takes to make it as a creative.</p> <p>Follow David on:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/kadavy">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://instagram.com/kadav