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.

Healthy habits are incredibly important. Here's a powerful strategy to help you create new habits faster and more easily.

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, ...

Greyson Spang, 5, celebrates at a children’s Noon Year’s Eve party on Dec. 31, 2022, at the Solon Public Library. Given that it’s the season for new year’s resolutions, a University of Iowa marketing ...

Barriers to developing healthy habits are common but you can overcome some with these tips. Just about everyone experiences barriers to positive lifestyle habits. A 2023 study identified the biggest ...

Establishing good habits in preschoolers requires patience and understanding, not yelling. Experts suggest making routines ...

When you struggle to change your habits, lack of information is rarely the culprit. You likely already know which behaviors have a positive or negative influence on your life. It’s not a surprise that ...

Cognitive empathy allows you to empathize with another person by being able to understand what they are feeling through shared experiences. Research suggests that cognitive empathy allows for more ...

At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, procrastinate less, or save more... Creatures Of Habit: How Habits Shape Who We Are — And ...

All habits take time to form. It is much easier to eliminate a bad habit before it takes hold. Getting into a good habit takes determination, repetition, patience, and persistence. A major cause for ...

Research in the field of childhood development shows that experiences and habits formed during childhood shape our lives well into adulthood. Life is like a journey where every step forward builds on ...