NBSV 018: Emma Green on motivation, habits, willpower, cognitive biases, and mindfulness. Oh, and veganism!

Emma Green is a PhD candidate at the University of East London, with a Masters degree in health psychology. She's also a qualified personal trainer. Emma is vegan herself, but today we're discussing topics that aren't exclusive to veganism. Given her health psychology background, we're talking about why motivation is overrated, the value of building habits, myths about willpower, how cognitive biases factor into our decision-making and thought processes, and that mindfulness is not just a "woo" conc