Biju Sukumaran (IG: @scienceofselfhelp) is a self-help blogger at scienceofselfhelp.org and his blog is a series of data-driven experiments he conducts on himself, plus a ton of scientific research. He's created a unified theory for self help called the Elements of Change. Before this, he was a travel journalist and his stories have been featured in Esquire, Vogue, Nat Geo and CNN. We dive deep into self-experimentation, the science of habit formation and deformation, and some really interesting research being done with productivity.

Shownotes (for references made in the episode):

• Biju's blog - scienceofselfhelp.org
• The Elements of Change
• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie on Amazon IN
• James Clear's habit loop
• r/aww
• Polymathy
• Targeted memory reactivation by the Bulletproof Musician
• Forming habits in a day
• Kenji Lopez - The Food Lab
• Tim Ferriss - The Four Hour Chef
• Pomodoro sprints