How to Change

The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Narrated by Katy Milkman
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Pub Date 6 May 2021 | Archive Date 7 May 2021

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How to Change is a powerful, groundbreaking blueprint to help you - and anyone you manage, teach or coach - to achieve personal and professional goals, from the master of human nature and behaviour change and Choiceology podcast host Professor Katy Milkman.

Award-winning Wharton Professor Katy Milkman has devoted her career to the study of behaviour change. An engineer by training, she approaches all challenges as problems to be solved and, with this mind-set, has drilled into the roadblocks that prevent us from achieving our goals and breaking unwanted behaviours. The key to lasting change, she argues, is not to set ever more audacious goals or to foster good habits but to get your strategy right.

In How to Change Milkman identifies seven human impulses, or 'problems', that commonly sabotage our attempts to make positive personal and professional change. Then, crucially, instead of getting you to do battle with these impulses she shows you how to harness them and use these as driving forces to help instil new, positive behaviours - better, faster and more efficiently than you could imagine.

Drawing her own original research, countless engaging case studies and practical tools throughout to help you put her ideas into action, Milkman reveals a proven, inspiring path that can take you - once and for all - from where you are today to where you want to be.

'Game-changing. Katy Milkman shows in this book that we can all be a super human' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit

© Katy Milkman 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Penguin.

How to Change is a powerful, groundbreaking blueprint to help you - and anyone you manage, teach or coach - to achieve personal and professional goals, from the master of...


Advance Praise

'Game-changing. Katy Milkman shows in this book that we can all be a super human' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit

'Game-changing. Katy Milkman shows in this book that we can all be a super human' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN 9781473596252
PRICE £10.83 (GBP)
DURATION 6 Hours, 14 Minutes

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Featured Reviews

Another self help book, useful strategies and reasoning for why we do things the way we do and how to face challenges. If you enjoyed the subtle art of not giving a f, then you will like this book. Thank you #NetGalley for the audiobook.

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I listened to this as an audiobook with the vision of making some valuable life changes. The blurb talked about setting goals and using strategy, which it did, to some extent but the contents of the tin wasn't quite measuring up to the label.

Perhaps I had high expectations, I was looking for a range of techniques to apply to everyday life and what I got was a lot of anecdotes and case studies on how specific techniques were used to effect change and the consequences of certain individuals not sticking to their goals. The book was heavy on the science behind why some people change and others are less successful but, I, as a layman, wasn't given enough to go out and plot my own strategy. If the methods presented in the book didn't work with my style, then it was a case of tough luck.

I found the narration really slow and dull and had to speed it up in order to stay away and remain somewhat focused.

I think this book is suited to someone who is studying psychology, counselling or something to that effect as they would benefit more from the research.

I am going to award this book an average of 3/5 stars as the narration made me switch off several times and the heightened expectations were due to the misdirection of the promotional text. The author could perhaps have spent a bit more effort in giving the text a more conversational approach.

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Really well written and narrotoe. This book has helped me changed my Mindset in alot of ways. It has also given me a deepen knowledge on a few different subject. I would highly recommend listening to this book.

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I was really interested to listen to this audiobook by behavioural scientist Professor Katy Milkman for my own personal change and as I am training to become a coach. The author looks at how we can get from where we are to where we want to be using proven science based techniques. There are chapters on Impulsivity, Procrastination, Forgetfulness, Laziness, Confidence and Conformity. Milkman brings in anecdotes alongside the results from research studies to make this a very enjoyable and informative listen. She looks at how maintaining change can be easier than initiating it; once we know the obstacles in our way and what is impeding our progress we can tailor our approach and stick to what works for us. The other key to successful change is finding a path to follow that we enjoy. The author's narration is perfect, I love her friendly yet professional style. Highly recommended.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this digital audiobook.

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