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Behavioral Scientist
Dr. Katy Milkman
Wharton professor and one of the world's leading behavioral scientists. Author of How to Change. Known for the Fresh Start Effect and temptation bundling — research-backed strategies for behavior change.
Known For
Fresh Start EffectTemptation bundlingHow to Change (book)
Canon
Courage Is a Learnable Skill
Canon
Environment Shapes Behavior More Than Willpower
Canon
False Information Spreads Faster and Further Than Truth
Canon
The Fresh Start Effect
Novel
The Gut Is a Second Brain — And It Talks to Your First One
Canon
The Hedonic Treadmill — Happiness Returns to Baseline
Canon
Implementation Intentions (If-Then Plans)
Curious
Meditation Is Mental Training, Not Relaxation
Canon
Focus Only on What You Can Control
Canon
The Happiness Boost of Talking to Strangers and Our Consistent Mis-prediction of It
Curious
Temptation Bundling
Canon
Books
■How to Change(2021)
Episodes
#The Commuter's Paradox: Why We Misjudge Social Connection (With Nick Epley)Sep 7, 2026#Why You Feel Stuck and How to Actually Change | Dr. Katy MilkmanSep 4, 2026#The Hardest Promises to Break: Peer Accountability (With Angela Duckworth)Aug 24, 2026#357Change Your Life This Year with Dr. Katy MilkmanJan 1, 2026#Why You Keep Falling Off Track—and the Tools That Help You Start Again with Katy MilkmanDec 26, 2025#I Knew It All Along: The Hindsight BiasOct 6, 2025#The Road Not Taken: The Psychology of RegretSep 22, 2025#The Default Setting: How Inaction Shapes Your LifeAug 25, 2025#Thinking Big, Feeling Small: Why Scale Breaks Our Moral IntuitionsAug 11, 2025#Too Many Options: The Paradox of Choice in the Modern WorldMay 19, 2025#The Expert Trap: When Authority Leads Us AstrayApr 21, 2025#Ratio Bias: Why We Think in Proportions When We Shouldn'tApr 7, 2025#The Magic of Round NumbersOct 7, 2024#Streaks: The Power and Peril of ConsistencySep 9, 2024#Ahead of Its Time: Loss Aversion and the Disposition EffectSep 9, 2024#Choiceology's Guide to Better Decisions: With Guests James Korris, Carey Morewedge & Jack SollAug 12, 2024#Good Money After Bad: The Sunk Cost Trap in Everyday LifeJun 3, 2024#Copy That: When Imitation Leads Us AstrayMay 20, 2024#The Guilty Pleasure Workout: Temptation Bundling for Better HabitsMay 6, 2024#License to Indulge: When Good Behavior Leads to Bad ChoicesApr 22, 2024#Against All Odds: How We Misestimate Rare EventsApr 8, 2024#It's Not What It Looks Like: Confusing Correlation with CausationMar 25, 2024#The Lure of Now: Present Bias and Delayed GratificationAug 21, 2023#The Guilt-Free Binge: Temptation BundlingApr 17, 2023#Fresh Start Effect: The Power of New BeginningsJan 9, 2023#The Endowment Effect: Why We Overvalue What We OwnSep 12, 2022#Seeing What You Want to See: Confirmation BiasMay 16, 2022#When Sunk Costs Take FlightMar 14, 2022##345: How to Change Your Habits | Katy Milkman | Ten Percent Happier with Dan HarrisMay 16, 2021