238. Building habits should be fun not a chore! In this episode, host and entrepreneur Will Moore talks with Dr. Mike Rucker about the importance of incorporating enjoyment and flow into the process of building long-lasting habits for success. He emphasizes the dangers of solely chasing happiness and instead encourages listeners to be mindful of enjoying the process. Dr. Rucker shares his insights on the hedonic flexibility principle and how filling spare time with enjoyable activities can lead to increased productivity and success. He also discusses the role of temptation bundling and activity bundling in making habits more pleasurable, citing examples like CrossFit and fitness classes. Finally, Moore & Rucker delve into the concept of flow and how deliberate practice and upfront work can lead to achieving a "sweet spot" in the process of habit-building. Tune in to learn how to build habits that will last a lifetime. MEET DR. MIKE RUCKER Dr. Mike Rucker is an organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association. He has been academically published in publications like the International Journal of Workplace Health Management. His ideas about fun and health have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Forbes, Vox, Thrive Global, Mindful, mindbodygreen, and more. He currently serves as a senior leader at Active Wellness and is the author of the upcoming book The Fun Habit, available January 2023. Welcome player. Thanks for joining me on my quest to make it fun and addictive to GAMIFY YOUR LIFE by replacing your failure habits with success habits in the 5 CORE AREAS of your life scientifically linked to happiness. PRESS START to begin the game of life by visiting our website: https://mooremomentum.com FIND OUT WHAT LEVEL YOUR CURRENTLY STUCK ON by taking the FREE HAPPINESS QUIZ for your baseline and the first steps to firing on all cylinders in all 5 Cores! https://mooremomentum.com/quiz DISCOVER THE GAMIFY YOUR LIFE APP https://mooremomentum.com/app Follow me on Social Media for daily habit hacks to #gamifyyourlife IG: https://www.instagram.com/gamify.your.habits/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gamify.your.habits LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gamifyyourhabits/ PODCAST: https://mooremomentum.com/podcast Weekly BLOG to reduce the friction of building success habits using behavioral science and universal principles:: www.mooremomentum.com/blog/ Testimonials:  https://mooremomentum.com/success-stories --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/5corelife/message