In the media

Catch up on the Habit Application and Theory group (HabitAT) members' media activities.

TV and podcasts

The Psychology of Habits | Dr. Benjamin Gardner | 3

The Psychology of Habit, with Dr Benjamin Gardner, The Mental Wellbeing Network (Australia), June 2022

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Radio

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The psychology of post-pandemic social behaviour

With Professor Barbara Mullan, RTRFM Radio (Australia), May 2022

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The key to changing old habits

With Professor Barbara Mullan, 3AW Radio (Australia), October 2021

Blog and print

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How I Turned my Errands into Exercise

Advice on integrating physical activity habits into everyday routines, featuring an interview with Dr Benjamin Gardner (New York Times, USA; August 2023)

Want your New Year's resolutions to last more than three weeks?

Featuring Dr Phillippa Lally, GQ (UK), January 2023

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How the pandemic broke, then remade, our habits.

Featuring Dr Benjamin Gardner, Financial Times (UK), April 2021

University of Surrey News

What does it take to make a new habit stick?

Featuring Dr Benjamin Gardner, The Economist (UK), November 2020

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Five ways to form a good habit that sticks

Featuring Dr Phillippa Lally, The Guardian (UK), August 2019

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Achievement unlocked! Use science to keep your new year’s resolutions

Featuring Dr Benjamin Gardner, The Observer (UK), December 2015

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Habits: Why we have them and how to break them

By Dr Benjamin Gardner, The Observer (UK), October 2013