Change Anything Quotes

“Change Tactic: Bad habits are almost always a social disease—if those around us model and encourage them, we’ll almost always fall prey.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: Small changes in your environment can have a surprising effect on your choices. For example, just add a few visual cues that help you focus on your goals, and your behavior will change rapidly.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: Directly link short-term rewards and punishments to the new habits you’re trying to form, and you’re far more likely to stay on track.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: Changing deeply entrenched habits invariably requires help, information, and real support from others. Get a coach, and you’ll make change far more likely.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: Bad habits are almost always a social disease—if those around us model and encourage them, we’ll almost always fall prey. Turn “accomplices” into “friends” and you can be two-thirds more likely to succeed.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: Changing persistent and resistant habits always involves learning new skills.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Change Tactic: If you interrupt your impulses by connecting with your goals during crucial moments, you can greatly improve your chances of success.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“We make our food very similar to cocaine now.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“Changing deeply entrenched habits invariably requires help, information, and real support from others. Get a coach, and you’ll make change far more likely.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“The next two sources of influence that routinely act on you are equally easy to spot. The people who surround you both motivate and enable your habits.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“3. Learn the Will Skill. Many people believe that fitness and exercise are all about willpower—whether you have it or not. Will is important, but people forget that willpower is a skill with its own rules and tricks to practice. For example, recent research shows that if people can distract their attention for just a few minutes, they can suppress negative urges and make better decisions.8 Sharman W. used this idea to help her avoid cheating on her diet. She listed the ten reasons she wanted to lose weight and created the following rule: She could cheat on her diet, but only after reading her list and calling her sister. This extra step introduced a delay and brought in social support from her sister. Other strategies our Changers use include taking short walks, repeating poems they have memorized, and drinking a glass of water. The key is to be aware of the impulse and to focus on something different until the impulse goes away.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

“For example, obesity costs the average person an extra $1,429 per year in increased health care costs. But since we’re not required to set aside money for every burger we consume (to cover the real financial cost of the burger), the long-term costs of carrying extra weight remain invisible.”
― Kerry Patterson, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success