Neuroscientist explains why bad habits are hard to break

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New Year’s Resolutions are notoriously difficult to stick to. Of the people that make resolutions, less than a quarter of them are still going strong a month later. Why are old habits so hard to break? It may seem like you have all the motivation in the world to change your habits and create new, healthier routines. But somehow you slip back into the way things were before. Why does that happen? Well we’ve got you covered. Dr. Alie Astrocyte reveals the neuroscience of habit formation in the brain and also gives some pointers on how to break your bad habit. Stick around!

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