{"id":132660,"date":"2021-01-04T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=132660"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:56:22","slug":"the-best-aom-podcast-episodes-on-making-and-breaking-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/the-best-aom-podcast-episodes-on-making-and-breaking-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best AoM Podcast Episodes on Making and Breaking Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133172\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/habits_header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/habits_header.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/habits_header-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/habits_header-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/habits_header-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of every new year, people around the world make resolutions for how to better themselves. Many of these goals revolve around habits \u2014 forming new ones, eliminating bad ones, cementing irregular ones. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/podcast\/\">Art of Manliness podcast<\/a>, we\u2019ve covered a lot of different facets of habit forming and breaking, including specifically tackling the two most common resolutions: exercising more and losing weight. Check out the seven episodes below to get the new year started on the right foot and a handle on your habits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/podcast-657-why-you-dont-change-but-how-you-still-can\/\">Why You Don\u2019t Change (But How You Still Can)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/ddc3aa7e-1127-44f6-9bec-b8ac13dcb48c?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Change is <em>hard<\/em>. But most self-help books out there treat people like machines, blitzing past this truth and offering mechanical 5-step formulas for changing your life. In this interview, Dr. Ross Ellenhorn says that such simplified solutions hugely miss the mark and that if you ever want to change, it\u2019s more fruitful to go a lot deeper into why you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/7-habits-covey-interview\/\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/fa83227f-31b9-4116-bb68-c3b0e1a2f878?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been 30 years since the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1982137274\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1982137274&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess&amp;linkId=FSXA3GZUT5SFDAZ4\"><em>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em><\/a> was published, but it&#8217;s just as relevant as ever. In this interview, I spoke with the late Stephen Covey&#8217;s son (also named Stephen) about why his father&#8217;s work&nbsp;has had such staying power. We walked through the seven habits, exploring how each is lived individually, as well as how they work together to create a flourishing life. If you\u2019ve never read <em>The 7 Habits<\/em>, this episode is a great introduction.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/podcast-581-the-tiny-habits-that-change-everything\/\">The Tiny Habits That Change Everything<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/cdfc18bc-d34a-4bee-81bf-fa0c2a212c47?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you had trouble following through on goals and New Year&#8217;s resolutions in the past? Maybe the goal you set for yourself was just too big to successfully tackle. You need to think smaller. Tiny, even.&nbsp;That\u2019s the argument BJ Fogg makes in this interview. You&#8217;ll learn&nbsp;how to build habits that <em>feel<\/em> easier and require lower levels of motivation, as well as how to successfully incorporate small rewards into your habit building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/building-breaking-habits\/\">A Proven System for Building and Breaking Habits<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/e8a1107f-d504-41e0-a3fc-185380c0d43c?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve failed at habit building or breaking in the past, you might think you just need more willpower. That&#8217;s not what James Clear argues in this interview. Rather, it&#8217;s simply about crafting optimal systems for behavior change. Clear walks the listener through his own research-backed 4-step process for effective habit formation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/make-exercise-a-sustainable-habit\/\">Counterintuitive Advice on Making Exercise a Sustainable Habit<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/92f96008-bc05-4452-a7ed-a69aff0ef380?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Millions of people each year resolve to exercise more. Most fail. Why is it so hard to make exercise a habit? And what can you do to make it stick? In this interview, Michelle Segar&nbsp;makes the case that you need to completely change the way you think about exercise. Counterintuitively, the most common reasons for exercising, like losing weight or getting healthier, aren\u2019t effective motivations. Learn all about the <em>better<\/em> motivations by listening to this episode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/how-to-stop-overeating\/\">Why You Overeat and What to Do About It<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/550c2c28-becf-4529-937b-8c0fc956103d?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We all know the basics of losing weight: don\u2019t consume more calories than your body needs. And yet many of us still overeat anyway. Why does our behavior betray our intentions? In this interview, Stephan Guyenet&nbsp;argues that the answer lies in the ancient instincts of our brains that no longer&nbsp;fit the environment&nbsp;of the modern world. You\u2019ll also find out how to beat those instincts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/art-of-manliness-podcast-61-the-power-of-habit-with-charles-duhigg\/\">The Power of Habit<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/3c9f94ac-afeb-46e3-981a-070a86e357ea?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Charles Duhigg\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0055PGUYU\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0055PGUYU&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess-20\"><em>The Power of Habit<\/em><\/a> was an instant hit when it came out about a decade ago \u2014 the book revolutionized the popular understanding of how habits are formed. In this episode with Duhigg, you\u2019ll learn about the three parts of \u201cthe habit loop\u201d and how to hack that loop to change your behavior, whether it\u2019s adopting new habits or breaking detrimental ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of every new year, people around the world make resolutions for how to better themselves. Many of these goals revolve around habits \u2014 forming new ones, eliminating bad ones, cementing irregular ones. 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