How to build lasting habits for a better life

There are data-tested ways that you can turn your desire to meditate or exercise from a wish to a lifelong habit, according to Katy Milkman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, whose new book "How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be" explores the latest science on how to change your behavior, relieve stress and live a better life.

It might involve being more mindful, drinking more smoothies or training for a 5K race. And yet meditation may seem boring, cooking a healthy meal can feel like too much work, and sticking to a lazy routine of no exercise is so comfortable and familiar. Katy Milkman, professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, has fought through many of these same roadblocks. As co-founder and co-director of Wharton's Behavior Change for Good Initiative, she now spends her career studying habit development.