# A simple way to break a bad habit

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2015
- Speaker: Judson Brewer
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction -- from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.

## Lectures

1. [A simple way to break a bad habit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit/0088aca5f815), 10 min (TED's player)