What Spencer Greenberg has said about Habit formation
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 10, 2026
Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician, entrepreneur, founder of ClearerThinking.org and co-author of the book 12 Levers, has been quoted on Habit formation 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greenberg reports that in his randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques, almost none worked.
“we took 20 different habit formation techniques. We randomized people”
Modern Wisdom: The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161 (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 20:51
Greenberg says habit reflection, applying lessons from a past successful habit, was the standout technique in his study because it is self-adapting.
“the most effective technique we found, the most promising one in our study, was one that we call habit reflection”
Modern Wisdom: The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161 (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 23:12
Episodes
The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161Modern Wisdom · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Spencer Greenberg tells Chris Williamson how hundreds of self-help techniques reduce to 12 psychological levers, covering values, habits, fear, overthinking, productivity and willpower.
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