Chances are you’re starting this year with hopes of adding some habit to your daily routine, like an earlier wake-up time, a ...

Our habits shape our lives, but forming good ones, shrugging off bad ones and inciting positive change-- those are the tricky parts. But the good news is habits are a popular topic, so there’s plenty ...

Keystone habits are foundational behaviors that can influence other areas of your well-being. When you establish one, it sets off a cascade of positive changes.

Resolutions are top of mind at the beginning of a new year — coinciding, of course, with the marketing of 30-day programs that promise to help individuals achieve their long-term goals. But experts ...

We’re now just about a month into the new year and, although it isn’t sentient, I’m acutely aware that my notes app list of ...

“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 ...

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Depending on what it is, a new behavior may become automatic for you in about 66 days. Some habits may be more challenging than others, but persistence and consistency do help to develop new ones.

1. Reduce friction. Make the desired behavior easier than the old one. Adjust meeting practices, deadlines, and norms to support new routines. 2. Shape environments. When the cues around people ...

Dear Doctors: My husband and I usually make a few resolutions for the new year. This year, I skipped it because I never follow through, and I wind up feeling bad about myself. My husband did OK for ...

Have you ever wondered why we continue to do actions even though we know they are wrong? In this episode, editor Sydny Shepard explains how habits form and how bad habits can be dismantled and ...