Judson Brewer MD PhD is widely considered an expert in the areas of habit change, the "science of self-mastery" and mindfulness training for addiction. He has published a number of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, he has trained US Olympic coaches, and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, TEDMED, Time, Forbes, BBC, NPR, Businessweek and others. So - you get the idea...this guy knows what he's talking about and what he's talking about is fascinating. It's a very different approach to ridding yourself of addiction and it works. it works much better than even currently accepted "gold standard programs" and it's something you can learn how to do today. In fact, you can learn how to do it by listening to this episode.

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In This Interview, Judson Brewer and I Discuss...

His book, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
Trigger, Behavior, Result
Rewards and Punishments
Habit Loop
Subjective Bias
Addiction: Continued use despite adverse consequences
Addiction: a way to avoid something
Every time we give in to a craving, we reinforce that habit loop
Cravings are like stray cats
If you don't feed a craving it will burn itself out
Surfing a craving
The way cravings feel like they're going to crush us and last forever - cognitive distortion
Craving Wave: come - crest - go away\
Awareness helps us surf these craving waves
What does this feel like in my body right now?
Paying attention to the craving rather than avoid it or make it go away
RAIN
This method had 5x quit rates than the gold standard smoking cessation program
Substitute behavior
In their quest for happiness, people mistake excitement of the mind for real happiness
Investigate the craving and the reward
Excitement brings contraction
Get curious about your experiences - it helps you remain open
Default mode network
Conceptual vs Experiential Self
The contraction of ego
How we relate to our thoughts and feelings makes all the difference

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