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Shankar: Adding Emergency Reserves to Goals Massively Increases Goal Adherence
“And so there is research showing that when we introduce what are known as emergency reserves into our goal setting, basically get out of jail free cards, into the process of goal setting, we're much more likely to stay the course and to reach those goals.”
Shankar: People Quickly Forget Negative Qualifiers in Public Service Messaging
“What they find in research is that very quickly after you say, read the public service announcement, or you listen to the commercial, people forget whether there was a not or not in that sentence.”
Shankar: Identity Priming Makes People Act Consistent with Their Perceived Labels
“There is research on identity priming, which says that we do act in ways that are Consistent with our perceived identity or the identity we aspire to have, right? So when we see ourselves as a voter, we're more likely to vote. When we see ourselves as being, y…”
Shankar: Framing Identity Around Non-Behaviors Drastically Alters Habit-Quitting Success
“Research has shown that can be as effective, and there's some research showing that when people are in the process of quitting, and let's say they're offered a cigarette, there is a difference in terms of expressed behavior. If you frame a Your current state a…”