Why Smaller Goals Can Lead to Bigger Changes with Eric Zimmer
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Why Smaller Goals Can Lead to Bigger Changes with Eric Zimmer

B1IntermediateSeptember 21, 202647 min

Most of us are familiar with this frustrating pattern: you set a goal, start off strong, but then lose motivation and end up right back at square one. Why does it seem so hard to change — even when you have a plan in place? Turns out, you may be aiming too high, too soon. Laurie breaks down the science behind this pattern with Eric Zimmer, host of the award-winning podcast “The One You Feed” and author of the new book How A Little Becomes A Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life. Eric spent...

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This is an iHeart Podcast, guaranteed human. Pushkin. Behavior change is hard. That's something we talk about a lot on the happiness lab.

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And I'm pretty sure no one knows this fact about the mind better than today's guest. I had been in detox before. I had been in treatment before.

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So there were lots of times that I made an attempt to change and none of them had worked. This is podcaster and author Eric Zimmer. I think for a lot of, if not most, addicts, there will be a story that is similar, which is probably years before they achieve full sobriety.

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