2992: Avoid Temptation With the Science of Cheating by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Building Healthy Habits

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Episode 2992:

Tyler Tervooren explores how understanding your brain’s response to temptation can help you make better choices in relationships, health, and productivity. Backed by psychological research, he explains how staying in a "cool" mental state can significantly boost your ability to resist temptation and stick to your values.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/science-of-cheating/

Quotes to ponder:

"Even if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, happy gardeners will be less likely to notice."

"When you’re in an agitated or hot mood, you’re more likely to give into temptation."

"To avoid temptation, you need to keep yourself in a cold visceral state when temptation comes calling."

Episode references:

Rowland Miller’s Relationship Study (summarized in secondary sources): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695752/

Loran Nordgren and Eileen Chou's Research: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167210385921

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

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