With their still-developing brains, adolescents can shrink from behaving in ways that serve their long-term interests. It’s easier to punt on geometry homework when Instagram beckons, and delay ...

Our lives are filled with habitual behaviours, both good and bad, but how do they form and how can we build better ones?

Here's a quick review of research gratefully collected by James Clear on making or breaking habits. Easier habits take a minimum of 21 days to make or break. The average time for harder-to-make/break ...

You’ve probably heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit, but if you’ve tried this before and failed, you’re not alone. The truth is, most people get the 21-day rule completely wrong. They think it ...

Baby boomers don't care so much about change, but they want familiarity. It’s not surprising when generational resentment and tension that have always existed are exacerbated again by the state of the ...

Morning Habits for Kids: Waking up in the morning to a messy bed, followed immediately by the voices of Mom and Dad: "At least make your bed!" But have you ever considered that making one's bed isn't ...

Despite having good intentions, good habits can be hard to make. Thankfully, behavioral science teaches us how to actually make them stick. Most of us have, at some point in life, tried to start a new ...

Writing a personal manifesto is a great exercise for clarifying your thinking—and it’s also a creative, absorbing process. I’ve written my Twelve Personal Commandments, and I also collect Secrets of ...

You build emotional safety in your relationship when you break down the obstacles blocking it. When people say they want safer relationships, they often mean they want better communication, deeper ...