Get Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
Self-growth isn’t always easy, or comfortable. Reclaiming discomfort as progress can help you learn more and stay more motivated.
February 07th, 2022
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December 22nd, 2021
Most Read Articles of 2021
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
December 14th, 2020
The Routines, Rituals, Products, and Apps that Helped Us Get Through 2020
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
Most Read Articles of 2020
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
October 07th, 2020
Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure
We have more free time than ever before, but it’s so sliced and diced that we feel more time poor than ever. Here’s how to notice and overcome the time confetti in your life.
June 08th, 2020
How Racism Shapes My Habits
Behavioral scientists love to talk about habits—creating more of the good ones, overcoming the bad. But the context is usually self-improvement, not self-preservation. Here’s a different perspective on habits.
December 16th, 2019
Most Read Articles of 2019
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
October 14th, 2019
Good Habits, Bad Habits: A Conversation with Wendy Wood
Early in her career, psychologist Wendy Wood noticed a trend: many of her colleagues struggled to get things done. Intelligence, talent, and motivation didn’t seem to suffice. She set out to discover why.
September 12th, 2019
To Change a Habit, Get Extreme. Progressively.
Starting a new habit is very different from breaking an existing one. If you want to give something up, try this advice.
January 23rd, 2019
Making Play a Habit
Pediatricians stress the importance of spontaneous play for children. Behavioral scientists understand the power of routine and predictability for busy parents. Where’s the middle ground?
