Making a healthy habit actually part of your routine will always be a challenge. But you can make it a little easier with ...

Every year I make New Year’s resolutions to make a new habit of exercising more, improving my diet or stopping smoking, but my good intentions fall by the wayside within weeks. How can I make this ...

The number of days it takes to form a new habit depends on the habit, on you, and on what strategies you’re using to build ...

Is there a “bad” habit that you want to replace with a healthier choice, but struggle to get yourself to do it? You may be paying too much attention to what you think you’ll lose by giving up the ...

A new study published in PLOS ONE explains how one can make long-term behavioral changes by using ‘if-then’ action planning instead of relying purely on motivation or willpower. “Habits result from ...

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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Gretchen Rubin about her new book, Better Than Before. It's her philosophy of how to create good habits and nix... Change Your Habits And You'll Be 'Better Than Before' ...

Starting new habits feels amazing for about seven days, and then reality hits like a brick wall when your motivation disappears and your willpower decides to take an extended holiday. Most people ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...