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HU: We are finally, fitfully emerging from a year of pandemic lockdown. Our lives and conditions have already changed drastically. But what about us? What if we want to take this moment to change our behaviors and change ourselves? Behavioral science can help. Research-backed ways exist to help us stop procrastinating, get closer to our goals and better show up for our loved ones. Katy Milkman is a behavioral scientist. She has spent years learning about ways to live better and didn t want those lessons to collect dust in a scientific journal because, she says, some of what she s learned from the field of behavioral science has the power to save lives.
We d all like to think we re open to new ideas and curious about how others see the world. But our brains aren t wired that way in fact, being open-minded takes some conscious practice.
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MEG CRAMER, HOST: I am looking at a picture on Instagram of Michael Gardner and his 9-year-old daughter, Ava. They re in front of a bright-blue brick wall. He s doing one of those cool Instagram squats. She s leaning against his shoulder. And they are wearing coordinated outfits - sunglasses, black sweatshirts and matching pairs of joggers in the same big botanical print. The caption says the fabric is from IKEA.
MICHAEL GARDNER: (Laughter) It s funny. I just was in IKEA the other day and saw that that fabric is still there. And I m like, I want to buy some more for - like, for some odd reason.
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