The Genius Life 366: How to Increase Willpower, Break Any Bad Habit or Addiction, and Stop Overeating | Judson Brewer, MD PhD
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Jan 31, 2024 
Internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Dr. Judson Brewer, discusses strategies to overcome overeating and break bad habits. Topics include leveraging awareness for behavioral change, the bias for negative emotions and its impact on our relationship with food, and the benefits of going to the gym and forming healthy habits.
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Smoking App Users Cut Snacking
- During pilot testing of a smoking app, users reported cutting down snacking as an unexpected benefit.
- This observation led Brewer to apply the same awareness-based approach to eating habits.
Fridge Trips From Boredom
- Max describes frequent boredom-driven trips to the fridge where he often closes it without eating.
- This common behavior illustrates mindless eating triggered by boredom rather than hunger.
Find Your Pleasure Plateau
- Pace eating and notice diminishing pleasure to find your 'pleasure plateau' before overindulgence.
- Stop when enjoyment wanes to avoid the regretful cliff of overeating.