A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer

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Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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  1. Sorry if I don't understand the whole idea, but i can imagine that smoker can feel how cigarette tastes badly and what bad feelings appear in body while smoking. But how you will distract person from sugar? It tastes very nice and gives energy.
  2. Does anybody think that this would work on a person whose been smoking for the past 40 years??
  3. If it was that easy nobody would have bad habits.
  4. Sounds great! i am going to try it!
  5. i love this video. thanx.
  6. sleeping at unusual times is my bad habit..!! specially after work sometimes even if I'm not tired I feel like sleeping..! I try sometimes not to sleep but sometimes the feeling of falling asleep is good i indulge into it
  7. That was awesome 😁
  8. Interesting: The previous talk I just watched told me that procrastinating is often a positive. This guy is telling me to pay attention. What to do?
  9. Too cerebral for me.
  10. 0:14 Smoke a fatty, it'll get easy that way.
  11. Warning compulsive eaters this technique might not work for you because of insuline resistance or too much glucose in the blood, so don't worry because it is not your fault if paying attention doesn't work with you.
  12. I've only gotten a minute into this and it is like I am listening to my own story through him....I really needed to find a video like this today, I'm subbing thank you!!!
  13. When I feel bad I eat kale. Can't stop.
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  15. someone give a tldr version?
  16. It worked for me, app's subscription is only pennies compared how much I save now of my money and most importantly health. I quit last year and don't even want to look back. App is called Craving to Quit. Will be getting his book too 'The Craving Mind'.
  17. I'm just here to stop masterbating.....
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