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Introduction to System Change. Farrokh Alemi Ph.D . Missed Opportunities. Cycles of failure. Missed Opportunities. Join the lucky few. Missed Opportunities. Eat less and exercise more How habits are maintained. Long Run Success. Create Will Power. An epidemic. One in two overweight
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Introduction to System Change Farrokh Alemi Ph.D.
Missed Opportunities • Cycles of failure
Missed Opportunities Join the lucky few
Missed Opportunities • Eat less and exercise more • How habits are maintained
Long Run Success Create Will Power
An epidemic • One in two overweight • One in five obese • Diabetes doubled
Early Success Later Failure • Sisyphus
Early Success Later Failure • Sisyphus • Condemned to gain weight
Two Parts • Personal improvement effort Alemi, Neuhauser, et. al. A Thinking Person's Step by Step Guide to Weight Loss & Exercise Program.
Two Parts • Personal improvement effort • Causal diary Steven Sloman. How people think about the world and its alternatives. Oxford University Press, 2005.
Two Parts • Personal improvement effort • Causal diary Grade does not depend on success
Two Parts • Personal improvement effort • Causal diary
Take Home Lesson New Thinking