When you grow up in an environment where speaking up isn’t encouraged, it can shape the way you navigate the world as an adult. You might find yourself holding back your thoughts or struggling to ...

Q: Why don’t nuns have to worry about deciding what to wear? A: Because they have a habit. A habit is a shortcut that makes your life easier because you don’t have to spend energy choosing to do it.

Why New Year’s resolutions fail and what works instead. How habits, identity and sustainable systems drive personal and professional growth long after January fades.

They say it takes 21 days to build a habit. While that may not seem like a daunting task, holding yourself accountable every single day for three weeks can be challenging. If you're trying to build a ...

A 2023 study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed no set timeframe for forming a habit. “You may have heard that it takes about 21 days to form a habit, but that ...

We’ve probably all heard that it takes 21 day to develop a new habit. But the reality is, the length of time it takes to develop good habits is much longer*. If we think we can change in 21 days, ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. New research found that, unlike many people think, ...

Systematic review finds health habits can form in as little as two months, but individual variability ranges from 4 to 335 days. Morning routines and self-selected habits show the strongest results.

Long-term relationships bring about a myriad of changes in your life. As you spend more time with someone, you start to adopt certain habits that can seem baffling, even to yourself. It's not about ...

As we get older, it’s not uncommon for people to lose the joy in their lives. Sometimes, people will call this a midlife crisis, but there is more to it, and it can vary with age. If you went through ...