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Katy Milkman

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Washington, DC, The United States

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Behavioral Economics, Science, Business

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R.H. Thaler, S. Mullainathan, M.H. Bazerman, A.L. Duckworth ...more

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Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the former president of the international Society for Judgment and Decision Making. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center with the mission of advancing the science of lasting behavior change. Over the course of her career, Katy has worked with or advised dozens of organizations on how to spur positive change, including Google, the White House, Walmart and the U.S. Department of Defense. She has published over 60 papers in leading academic journals such as Nature, The Journal of Finance, and The Pr ...more

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	How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katy Milkman (Goodreads Author), Angela Duckworth (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.84 avg rating — 7,227 ratings — published 2021 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comment faire pour changer: aller de là où vous êtes à là où vous voulez être by Katy Milkman (Goodreads Author), Marie Oneissi (translator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Como mudar: As novas pesquisas para superar desafios e transformar nosso comportamento by Katy Milkman (Goodreads Author), Priscilla Olyva (Narrator), Fernanda Abreu (Translator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

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Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

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“making hard things seem fun is a much better strategy than making hard things seem important”
― Katy Milkman, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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“We all struggle to line up what we do with what we want.”
― Katy Milkman, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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“Research has proven time and again that rather than relying on willpower to resist temptation, we’re better off figuring out how to make good behaviors more gratifying in the short-term. Big payoffs far down the road just aren’t enough to keep us motivated.”
― Katy Milkman, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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