Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...

Habit tracking isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness, flexibility, and learning what helps you show up consistently.

Have you ever heard that it takes 60 days to form or change a habit? Well, that’s actually not true. I used to write about that being true, but new research and a mindset shift for me made me realize ...

Humans are social creatures. Behavior spreads through social networks, and being observed encourages consistency—as does ...

A popular piece of self-help folklore might be more complicated than we thought. New research finds that it takes significantly more than a month for a new habit to form. Scientists at the University ...

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.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Ditch doom-scrolling for an “analog bag." TikTok users are replacing phones with books, art and puzzles to build healthier, ...

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 ‘resolutions’ is laughing at me from the other room. The truth is, I still ...