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How Habits Can Change Your Life (and Your Brain)

Got a bad habit you just can’t seem to break? That’s because it’s literally wired into your brain. Every single thought, action, and feeling changes your brain. When repeated enough times, a habit is formed. This week we’ll talk about how an advertiser in the early 1900s got half of Americans to pick up a new behavior - and make it a habit we all know today.
Season 6 Episode 24 Length 05:48 Premiere: 09/04/18

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S6 E21 Length 08:03 Premiere Date 07/24/18

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S6 E15 Length 07:48 Premiere Date 06/05/18

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