#153 - Habit Loops: Outsmarting Your Brain’s Default Settings

What if the secret to lasting change wasn’t more discipline... but smarter habits?

In this episode, Michael Dawson explores the fascinating science behind habit loops , the brain's invisible programming that runs our daily lives. Inspired by the true story of Clive Wearing, a man with a 30-second memory who could still play piano and find his favorite chair, Michael reveals just how deeply habits shape our behavior, even when we don’t realize it.

You’ll discover:

• Why breaking bad habits isn’t about willpower, it’s about breaking the loop.

• The simple three-step formula that drives every habit (and how to rewrite it).

• How one man stopped a 20-year chocolate routine with a single bus stop change.

• Practical tools to rewire your brain using cues, routines, and rewards, without counting a single calorie.

Whether you’ve taken the Quit Your Diet quiz and landed on “behavior” or just want to understand your own habits better, this episode gives you real, doable strategies to shift old patterns and build ones that actually work for you.

Listen now and start building a life that runs on habits you’ve chosen, not ones that run you.

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