Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman shared the following story in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow: “On a Sunday evening some years ago, we were driving from New York City to Princeton, as we had been doing every week for a long time. We saw an unusual sight: a car on fire by the side of

Most people think change has to be slow, hard, and powered by sheer will. But what if there’s a better way? What if lasting transformation can happen faster and more easily when you tap into the way your brain naturally functions? This is what Automatic Change is all about. Here are three simple metaphors for

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If information were enough, change would be easy. You would just read the right books, talk it through with a therapist, or ask AI what to do… and follow the advice. And yet, when the moment that matters arrives, that same automatic reaction takes over, and you’re thrust back into the problem. If more information

I frequently get emails asking me something like: “Is anxiety genetic?” And just as often, people ask: In other words, the real question is: “Is my problem genetic?” Since this is the most misunderstood scientific topic I know of (in both popular culture and professional circles), I’ve done my best to simplify a very complex

In the summer of 1854, people were dying in a small neighbourhood in London’s Soho district. Within days, the streets around Broad Street had become a death zone. Hundreds of people had died and entire families were wiped out. Doctors worked frantically, trying everything they knew: bloodletting, opium, castor oil, bed rest. They eased suffering