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Understanding WOOP

WOOP for Classrooms

WOOP for Classrooms

Declare a Wish, then contrast the positive Outcome it would bring with the negative Obstacle that stands in its way. Create a Plan to get around the obstacle.

Why You Procrastinate

How to Break Bad Habits

Get It Done: Surprising Lessons From the Science of Motivation

Ayelet Fishbach

How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Katy Milkman

Slides for Teachers

Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick

Wendy Wood

24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

Tiffany Shlain

Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

Laurence Steinberg

Classroom Poster

Focus 5

The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success

Walter Mischel

Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation

Gabriele Oettingen
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