Upcoming Related Events

We’re excited to invite you to join us on Tuesday 3/25 on the beautiful San Francisco pier for a special evening with Gretchen Rubin, author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, “The Happiness Project”. Gretchen will be giving us an exclusive sneak peek into her forthcoming book “Before and After” in which she investigates 16 strategies she’s identified that help us make and break our habits.

**Seats are limited so RSVP quickly here: http://www.meetup.com/habitdesign/events/169405442. **

How the Evening Will Go:

5:30-6:30: Social mingling & networking (light refreshments)

6:30-7:30: “Before & After” with Gretchen Rubin

7:30-8:00: Q&A

8:00-8:30: Book signing & mingling

About Gretchen:

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project—an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. The Happiness Project has sold more than 1.5 million copies in North America alone, has been published in more than thirty languages, and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list.

In her New York Times bestseller Happier at Home, Rubin explores how to make home a happier place. Starting in September (the new January), Gretchen dedicates a school year—from September through May—to concentrating on the factors that matter most for home, such as possessions, marriage, time, parenthood, body, neighborhood.

A graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal and winner of the Edgar M. Cullen Prize, Rubin started her career in law. She clerked for Judge Pierre Leval and was clerking for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor when she realized she really wanted to be a writer. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.


We’re excited to announce a special evening on 4/17 in NYC with one of the world’s leading authorities in goal attainment and motivation: Professor Peter Gollwitzer - Chair of the NYU Psychology Department and Director of NYU’s Motivation Lab. Dr. Gollwitzer will be giving us an exclusive sneak peek into some of the latest research on goal attainment, willpower, and motivation. We’ve followed his research for several years and you will definitely not want to miss this!

Seating is limited, so RSVP quickly here: http://www.meetup.com/HabitDesignNYC/events/172229192/

How the Evening Will Go:
6:30-7:00: Social mingling & networking (light refreshments)

7:00-7:45: Dr. Gollwitzer’s talk, “Weakness of Will: Is a Quick Fix Possible?”

7:45-8:00: Q&A

8:00-8:30: More social mingling & networking

About Dr. Gollwitzer:

Dr. Gollwitzer has written hundreds of articles in the areas of social psychology, cognition and perception, neuropsychology, and industrial and organizational psychology. Currently, his research centers on the psychology of action, self and identity, specifically on the question of how goals and plans affect cognition and behavior.

One of his signature contributions concerns what he calls implementation intentions strategies. Also called if/then planning, it specifies the when, where and how of a goal-directed behavior.

Dr. Gollwitzer has been awarded the Max Planck Research Award and the TRANSCOOP award for international research collaboration. He is a Fellow in Academia Europaea, as well as a Fellow in the American Psychological Association.

Links: http://www.psych.nyu.edu/gollwitzer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gollwitzer

Admission Fees & Door Policy:

Admission fees help cover event logistics, food, drinks, video recording, and more. It’s unlikely, but if you’d like to try and see if there’s room last minute at the door without an RSVP (no guarantees), there will be an extra $20 added processing/hassle fee at the door. We’ve had some unfortunate experiences with this in the past, so thanks in advance for your understanding!