The Science Of Motivation: How To Make Habits That Actually Stick | T. Morgan Dixon and Dr. Gary Bennett

How to overcome inertia and research-backed plans that actually work.

Dr. Gary G. Bennett is Dean of the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University. He is also a professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, medicine, and nursing, and is the founding director of the Duke Digital Health Science Center.

T. Morgan Dixon is the founder and CEO of Girl Trek, the largest health movement in America for Black women– with over one million members.

This episode originally aired in June 2024 – and it's part of our Get Fit Sanely series.

In this episode we talk about:

• The two important questions to ask yourself in order to get out of bed in the morning
• Techniques to help you find your "why"
• Ways to combat the "three deadly i"s
• The power of community – and how to find one
• How to track your fitness and wellbeing
• And much more

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• Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
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Additional Resources:

• System Catalysts episode with Morgan and Dr. Bennett

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