Benjamin Hardy on Breaking Habits and Changing Your Environment | Human Behavior | YAPClassic

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

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Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Do you have trouble breaking old habits, creating new ones, or accomplishing your goals? If so, you might be relying on your willpower to make changes, and according to Benjamin Hardy, organizational psychologist and author, willpower doesn’t work! In order to create true, lasting change, you need to utilize your environment to support your goals. In this #YAPClassic, Hala and Benjamin chat about key topics from his book Willpower Doesn’t Work, discuss the alternatives to willpower and how to commit to something, share how you can alter your surroundings to help you make changes, dive into the importance of morning rituals, and talk about how to get into a peak state. Topics Include: - What motivated him to write Willpower Doesn't Work - Traditional beliefs behind willpower - Why does willpower suck? - Alternatives to willpower and how to commit to something - Social pressure and making it public - Importance of investing in your goals - How to alter environment to help accomplish your goals - How to optimize primary and secondary connections - Fostering high stress and high recovery environments - Playing roles in different situations - Importance of morning rituals and how to get into peak state - Ben’s recommendation for millennials - And other topics… Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist, author, and the world’s leading expert on the application of the Future Self science. His books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and his blogs have been read by hundreds of millions. He’s published six books, Willpower Doesn't Work, Personality Isn't Permanent, Who Not How, The Gap and the Gain, Be Your Future Self Now, and 10X is Easier than 2X. Sponsored By: ClickUp - Sign up today at ClickUp.com and use codeUse code YAP to get 15% off ClickUp's massive Unlimited Plan for a year! Shopify - Go to shopify.com/profiting, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features Resources Mentioned: YAP Episode #7: Willpower Sucks, Just Change Your Environment: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/7-willpower-sucks-just-change-your-environment-with-benjamin-hardy/ YAP Episode #154: Social Entrepreneurship with Mark Batterson: https://youngandprofiting.com/154-social-entrepreneurship-with-mark-batterson/ Benjamin’s Website: https://benjaminhardy.com/ Benjamin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminhardy88/ Benjamin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_hardy_phd/ Benjamin’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07WXGmXVbNrv3VMOp5DvDw Benjamin’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminhardy88/ Benjamin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPHardy Connect with Young and Profiting: Hala’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Hala’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Hala’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/ Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046

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0:00.0	You're listening to Yap, Young and Profiting Podcast, a place where you can listen, learn, and profit.
0:10.2	Welcome to the show.
0:11.8	I'm your host, Halitaha, and on Young and Profiting Podcast, we investigate a new topic each week
0:17.8	and interview some of the brightest minds in the world.
0:22.2	My goal is to turn their wisdom into actionable advice that you can use in your everyday life, no matter your
0:27.9	age, profession, or industry. There's no fluff on this podcast. And that's on purpose. I'm here
0:34.2	to uncover value from my guests by doing the proper research and asking the right questions.
0:40.2	If you're new to the show, we've chatted with the likes of ex-FBI agents, real estate moguls, self-made billionaires, CEOs, and best-selling authors.
0:49.2	Our subject matter ranges from enhancing productivity, how to gain influence, the art of entrepreneurship, and more.
0:55.8	If you're smart and like to continually improve yourself, hit the subscribe button because you'll
1:01.1	love it here at Young and Profiting Podcast. Today on Yap, we're chatting with Dr. Benjamin Hardy.
1:07.6	Ben is an organizational psychologist and the author of six books, including the bestseller, Willpower Doesn't Work.
1:14.2	Benjamin's blogs have been read by over 100 million people and they've been featured in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, and so many more.
1:24.0	And from 2015 to 2018, Ben was the number one writer in the world on Medium.com.
1:30.3	This episode is the Yap classic taken from number seven, which was recorded back in September
1:35.4	of 2018. Four years ago, back when I was just a baby podcaster number seven, and somehow
1:43.1	I snagged one of the top productivity experts in the world.
1:46.9	And this conversation is still super relevant and helpful today. That's the beauty of Yap.
1:52.3	It's generally evergreen content so you can find relevant value, no matter if it's episode
1:56.9	number three or episode number 300. And as we're in the middle of summer now, I thought
2:02.0	it was the perfect time to revisit this conversation with Ben Hardy. So you guys can get
2:06.5	inspired and encouraged to keep pursuing your goals and building new healthy behaviors.
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