Why do I keep telling myself I'll fix my practice on my own and then never do? Because you're human, and human behavior is hard wired to resist change without support, no matter how smart or disciplined you are. About 89% of the time, when a dentist says I know I need to change but I'll do it myself, that statement is self-deluding. The Johns Hopkins data backs this up. Even patients facing their own mortality changed lasting habits only 11% of the time on willpower alone. You're not weaker than them, you're just up against the same wiring. The way [...]