Revisiting-Think Thursday: The Iterative Mindset

What if changing your behavior wasn’t about getting it right—but about learning what works?

In this revisited Think Thursday episode, Molly explores the iterative mindset, an approach to behavior change that replaces success-or-failure thinking with experimenting, assessing, and adjusting.

You’ll learn:

Why mistakes can provide valuable information for your brainHow perfectionism can interfere with sustainable behavior changeWhy struggle and effort are important parts of learningHow to treat each attempt as an experiment instead of a pass-or-fail testWhy compassion and curiosity can help you stay engaged when things don’t go according to planHow small adjustments over time can create lasting changeThe goal isn’t perfection. It’s staying in the process long enough to learn, adjust, and keep moving forward.

Research mentioned:

Work by researcher Jason Moser and colleagues examining how the brain responds to mistakes and learning.

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