Instead, they’re habits. Research shows approximately 40 percent of your daily actions are based on habits, not decisions. In ...

When identity is clear, habits feel congruent. When identity is in transition, habits feel forced. This is why habit resets ...

Why is it so easy to form bad habits and so frustrating to try to form good ones? We crave routine, at least to some degree, so it's frustrating when you can't make productive or helpful habits stick.

Improving your quality of life doesn’t always require big changes or drastic decisions. Often, it’s the small habits you repeat every day that shape how you feel, think, and function. From simple ...

Incremental changes to your routine can massively alter the trajectory of your entire life as they quickly compound over time. Celebrated author James Clear, who wrote the widely acclaimed book ...

“Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less ...

Making intrapersonal or behavioral changes in one’s life is challenging. Humans are, by nature, creatures of habit and tend to resist change because it is uncomfortable. Yet we sometimes also become ...

At the beginning of each year, many people set health-related goals with the best of intentions. Yet within a few months, those goals often fall away. While this pattern can feel discouraging, it is ...

Winning the morning starts the night before. You’ve tried it all before. Waking up at 5:30 a.m. Journaling first thing in the morning. The exercises you’re supposed to do before work. But do your ...

We won’t want to change until we know why we need to and what we’re aiming for. Tuesday, 7:45 a.m. The alarm clock glowed in my face, reminding me that I needed to log in to work in 15 minutes. I said ...