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49 - Build Effective Habits & the Science Behind Goal Setting w/ Psychologist Dr. Eric Day pt.1

December 06, 2021

"Depending on what they are, our habits will either make or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.”
-Sean Covey

Whether it's making sure you brush you teeth everyday, you do your daily walk, or you watch an episode of The Office every night before bed, we love to build routines and habits into our every day lives. But, how do we know they routines we have are good for us or the habits we create are actually productive? Habits can be good or bad and to recognize the difference and focusing on creating the former is a skill worth pursuing.

This week's guest is organizational psychology and University of Oklahoma professor, Dr. Eric Day. Dr. Day has been with OU for the past 20 years and his research consists of the study of human performance and complex skill learning, group dynamics and team performance, and leadership and its role in team dynamics. He also teaches a sports psychology class which is known for bringing multiple fields of psychology together and gives practical applications of psychological theories and studies

Throughout this episode Dr. Day dives into why our routines are vital to the success we are going to have in everything we do, how to recognize and stop bad habits, the value in developing the ability to focus, the most effective ways to set and achieve our goals, and the differences between process and performance goals.

Make sure to tune in next week to part two of our conversation with Dr. Day where we dive deeper into goal setting, the value in being creative and how to use your creativity to perform better at what your doing, and so much more!

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