You're Addicted to You: Why It's So Hard to Change - And What You Can Do about It

All of us have things about ourselves we'd like to change. Maybe you want to be more organized or more outspoken, healthier or thinner. Or perhaps you want to quit smoking, work more efficiently, be a better listener, or a better leader. Whatever you want to change, you probably believe that your success depends on your conviction. The fact of the matter is, willpower alone won't get you to change.

Noah Blumenthal illustrates how each of us becomes so thoroughly conditioned to act in old, co...