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091: BJ Fogg

September 2, 2015 By Eric Zimmer Leave a Comment

This week we talk to BJ Fogg about changing our behavior

Dr. BJ Fogg directs the Persuasive Tech Lab at Stanford University. A psychologist and innovator, he devotes half of his time to industry projects. His work empowers people to think clearly about the psychology of persuasion — and then to convert those insights into real-world outcomes.

BJ is the creator of the Fogg Behavioral Model, a new model of human behavior change, which guides research and design. Drawing on these principles, his students created Facebook Apps that motivated over 16 million user installations in 10 weeks.

He is the author of Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do, a book that explains how computers can motivate and influence people. BJ is also the co-editor of Mobile Persuasion, as well as Texting 4 Health.

Fortune Magazine selected BJ Fogg as one of the “10 New Gurus You Should Know”.

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In This Interview BJ and I Discuss…

The One You Feed parable
The wolf you pay attention to is the one you feed
The two main limits in life: time and attention
The Fogg Behavioral Model- Motivation, Ability and Triggers
How behavior change is about more than motivation
Designing effective behavior change
Managing the Ability part of the behavioral model
Designing behavior to fit into our every day routines
The bigger the change the more motivation you need
Why taking baby steps is so important
How motivation comes and goes
How behaviors get easier to do day after day
Building upon small successes
That the ability to change behavior is not a character issue
Keeping habits going during difficult times
Creating good triggers
Thinking about behavior change as behavior design
Super Habits
That triggers need to change with context changes
The importance of celebrating small habit changes
How emotions create habits
Translating outcomes to very specific behaviors
The major hurdles in trying to change behavior
The importance of just taking the next step and not giving up

BJ Fogg Links

BJ Fogg Homepage

BJ Fogg Behavioral Model

BJ Fogg Tiny Habits course

BJ Fogg on Twitter

Tim Pychyl On Procrastination

December 11, 2018 By Eric Zimmer 2 Comments

Tim Pychyl is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carlton University and hosts a podcast called I Procrastinate. His book that we discuss in this episode is on that very topic – it’s called Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change

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In This Interview, Tim Pychyl and I Discuss…

His book, Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change
How it’s in the getting on in life that makes a life
That procrastination can be an existential matter
What he tells his children: I didn’t ask what you want to do or how you feel, I told you it’s time to make your bed.
When we procrastinate we delay getting on with our lives
Being an active member or your own life
The two ways procrastination compromises our health
Stress
Fewer wellness behaviors
Treatment delay “I’ll look after that later”
Procrastination being a problem of self-regulated behavior
I won’t give in to feel good
Goal Intentions and Implementation intentions
When….then…
Giving the monkey something to do
What’s the next action?
Keeping it small
Hacks to work around our irrational thinking
Motivation and then Action or Action and then Motivation
The meaning behind our goals
Meaning and Manageability
Asking what will this cost me if I put it off?
Prefer tomorrow over today
Thinking “I’ll feel like doing it tomorrow”
Affect forecasting
Thinking of your future self as a stranger
Developing empathy for future self
Self-handicap to preserve self-esteem

Tim Pychyl Links

Ho mepage

Twitter

Tim’s Psychology Today Page

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Bonus Episode- Eric Interviewed on Life on Purpose

August 14, 2016 By Eric Zimmer 1 Comment

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This is a bonus episode of Eric being interviewed by Greg Berg on his excellent Life on Purpose podcast

From Greg’s show notes:

What is a life worth living? How do change your behavior and establish lasting habits? Which wolf do you feed?

For Life on Purpose Episode #35, my guest is podcast host/producer Eric Zimmer from The One You Feed, which was named one of the Best Health Podcasts of All Time by The Huffington Post.

Eric has spent the past two years asking these questions of thought leaders, scientists, and teachers such as Simon Sinek, Byron Katie, don Miguel Ruiz, Sharon Salzberg, Bob Proctor, BJ Fogg, Dan Millman, and many more.

Eric joins me for a great, in-depth conversation about his own life journey (being addicted to drugs and homeless 20 years ago), what he’s learned doing the show, tools and tips for self-awareness and behavior change, and much more!

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The Tale of Two Wolves

A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.

One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear.

The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?”

The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed

The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable.

Paul Hannam-The Wisdom of Groundhog Day

December 18, 2018 By Eric Zimmer Leave a Comment

Paul Hannam has started, owned and managed a number of successful businesses and he taught business and environmental management at Oxford University. His new book is The Wisdom of Groundhog Day: How to Improve Your Life One Day at a Time. Before you jump to thinking you know what he’s going to say about this – wait and listen to this episode. You’ll be surprised and intrigued by his insight and recommendations based on this movie.

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In This Interview, Paul Hannam and I Discuss…

His book, The Wisdom of Groundhog Day: How to Improve Your Life One Day at a Time
The controlled experiment of Groundhog Day (the film)
The life skill of experimentation
Investigating our behavior
Working on changing one variable at a time
Keeping a journal
Asking “what is my role in creating my mood?”
Looking inward for the answer
Making change 1 day at a time
The action of our inner life
Narrowing the spectrum of life through routine
The inner monotony
How you have everything you need to be happy now
Slowing down with mindfulness
Grounding yourself in your senses
Connecting with nature
The conditioned self
The authentic self
Conditioning, Circumstances and Our Mind
How our brain doesn’t like change
The 5 characteristics of our conditioned self
Try looking at things in a new way
Trying to control our inner state
Letting go of outcomes