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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, you’ll learn the three critical parts you need to form new #habits and the #science that tells us why these are so important. Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about habits, you probably still struggle to apply this knowledge and make change stick. When you make #change fun and easy to understand, you’re more likely to be #successful in applying the habits research to your own life. That’s why this episode also comes with a free companion workbook, so that you not only listen and learn, but you go deeper and apply what you’re learning to your own life. You can download that for free at https://www.melrobbins.com/habits Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 06:26 The science of habits 08:35 There are 3 essential parts to every habit 10:05 What is a habit? 17:15 You can create a chain of behavior change 19:47 Training dogs is the same as habit formation in humans 23:58 The 3 Critical parts to a habit 28:41 Part 1 of a habit: The Cue/Trigger 35:12 Part 2 of a habit: Identify the new behavior 38:08 Part 3 of a habit: Reward yourself 43:43 How to use environmental triggers to form a habit 56:41 How long it really takes to form a habit — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

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January 12, 2023
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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, you’ll learn the three critical parts you need to form new #habits and the #science that tells us why these are so important. Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about habits, you probably still struggle to apply this knowledge and make change stick. When you make #change fun and easy to understand, you’re more likely to be #successful in applying the habits research to your own life. That’s why this episode also comes with a free companion workbook, so that you not only listen and learn, but you go deeper and apply what you’re learning to your own life. You can download that for free at https://www.melrobbins.com/habits Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 06:26 The science of habits 08:35 There are 3 essential parts to every habit 10:05 What is a habit? 17:15 You can create a chain of behavior change 19:47 Training dogs is the same as habit formation in humans 23:58 The 3 Critical parts to a habit 28:41 Part 1 of a habit: The Cue/Trigger 35:12 Part 2 of a habit: Identify the new behavior 38:08 Part 3 of a habit: Reward yourself 43:43 How to use environmental triggers to form a habit 56:41 How long it really takes to form a habit — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Narrator, The Ultimate Toolkit for CREATING New Habits: The Science Made Easy | The Mel Robbins Podcast explores mel Robbins Demystifies Habit Science With Puppy Training And Burritos Mel Robbins explains the science of habit formation using a simple three-part model: cue (trigger), behavior, and reward, grounded in decades of research by Dr. Wendy Wood and Dr. Ann Graybiel.

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