186. Do You Need a Routine?
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Would you be more adventurous if you had more structure? Do you multitask while brushing your teeth? And what would Mike’s perfect brother Peter do? 

• SOURCES:

• David Brooks), opinion columnist for The New York Times.

• Colin Camerer), professor of economics at the California Institute of Technology.

• James Clear), writer.

• Mason Currey), author.

• David Goggins), ultra-endurance athlete and retired U.S. Navy SEAL.

• Jesse Itzler), entrepreneur and author.

• Katy Milkman), professor of operations, information and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and host of the *Choiceology *podcast.

• Aneesh Rai), professor of management and organization at the University of Maryland.

• Tony Robbins), author, motivational speaker, and life coach.

• Sydney Scott), professor of marketing at Washington University in St. Louis.

• Cass Sunstein), professor and founding director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School.

• Elanor Williams), professor of marketing at Washington University in St. Louis.

• RESOURCES:

• "A Field Experiment on Subgoal Framing to Boost Volunteering: The Trade-Off Between Goal Granularity and Flexibility)," by Aneesh Rai, Marissa A. Sharif, Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman, and Angela L. Duckworth (*Journal of Applied Psychology, *2023).

• "What’s Next? Advances and Challenges in Understanding How Environmental Predictability Shapes the Development of Cognitive Control)," by Yuko Munakata, Diego Placido, and Winnie Zhuang (*Current Directions in Psychological Science, *2023).

• "A Neural Autopilot Theory of Habit: Evidence From Consumer Purchases and Social Media Use)," by Colin Camerer, Yi Xin, and Clarice Zhao (*Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, *2023).

• "In Goal Pursuit, I Think Flexibility Is the Best Choice for Me but Not for You)," by Sydney E. Scott and Elanor F. Williams (*Journal of Marketing Research, *2022).

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones)*, *by James Clear (2018).

• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City)*, *by Matthew Desmond (2016).

• Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet)*, *by Jesse Itzler (2015).

• "The Good Order)," by David Brooks (*The New York Times, *2014).

• Daily Rituals: How Artists Work)*, *by Mason Currey (2013).