10+ Best Articles on Habits

After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to…

You can overcome bad habits—starting with these 10 steps.

«stand there until you come up with one reason why you shouldn’t continue with this habit»

Read this guide right now to learn 5 easy, powerful strategies for changing habits.

«It is important to keep each habit reasonable, so that you can maintain momentum and make the behavior as easy as possible to accomplish.»

It’s kind of crazy to think how recent December 2019 feels. Not that long ago, it seems, we were getting ready for what a new decade might…

“No goals, no growth. No clarity, no change.”

Overworked and exhausted, around the early afternoon. We begin to lose our magic powers. We stop being so responsive. Our decision-making skills diminish. Critical thinking becomes not so critical. We gravitate towards easy and fun – tend to avoid everything that requires effort and discipline.

It’s kind of crazy to think how recent December 2019 feels. Not that long ago, it seems, we were getting ready for what a new decade might bring us. It’s even crazier when the truth settles in: 2019…

«”One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior,”»

Nir Eyal, the author of "Indistractable," explains why it's completely fine if your New Year's resolutions never become habits.

«"The definition of a habit is the impulse to do a behavior with little or no conscious thought,"»

Confidence is a trait you can get better at with practice.

Default LifestyleSCIENCE Lifestyle• Wake up with alarm clock, roll over, and immediately check phone.• Wake up naturally as your sleep cycle ends.• Proceed directly outside into the natural light. …

How do you learn more in a busy life? Follow these seven habits to increase the amount of learning, without overwhelming your schedule.

«A method known as pretraining can break down the difficulty of these pursuits. In this strategy, you first master the basics so that applying the new skill becomes much smoother.»

What really improves your life over time? Your personal habits. Here's what scientific research says will help you start good habits that stick.

«Thinking about the details makes you more likely to follow through. And another small thing that makes a big difference is just writing down your plan.»

We rarely lack good intentions. Establishing habits, however, can feel like a struggle, and there’s often a gap between intention and execution.

«Apply the “never miss twice” principle»

Unlike typical habits - the ones you start and abandon after a while. Micro habits have the potential to change your life for good. See how...

«In the age of consumerism. The default action of a person is to – wait for it – consume stuff. Not only new clothes. New tech stuff. But also content related to getting something new»

Check these building habits strategies if you had problems with making habits stick in the past. They are especially useful for busy adults.

«Try to embrace the 2-day rule. That is, you never miss a habit you want in your life twice in a roll.»

Identity-based habits are the secret sauce. The essential ingredient to make good habits stick. But beware, they are hard to implement.

«Your goal shouldn’t be to read [insert an insanely large number of books] per year. Your goal is to become a curious, continuous learner.»

One insomniac’s journey into sleep research to understand what screens before bed are doing to our brains.

Good and bad gamification with Adrian Hon