A very cool thing happened today; I was quoted in a New York Times article! A few months ago I spoke with writer Sally French about […]
Engagement Powers the Habit Cycle
At this week’s Habit Summit in San Francisco, I talked about the role of engagement in creating new habits. I called my talk “Highway to the […]
Where You Are Is Who You Are: Personality By Geography
I came across this sort of goofy article about how people’s personalities shift depending on where they live. Why do I call it goofy? Because […]
Early Birds, Night Owls, and Getting It Done
I hate mornings. I pretty much always have (see photographic evidence below). That said, as an adult I’ve had to force myself to shift my […]
Does Habit Tie Us Down or Set Us Free?
Habits can set people free, in some ways. By automating desired behavior patterns, we can make it easier to accomplish goals without conscious daily effort. […]
Treat Yo’ Self: How To Use Rewards to Effectively Promote New Habits
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a self-reward. If you want to lose weight, you might decide to give yourself a new […]
My First Streaking Experience
A few months ago, I spoke with Shape.com about a phenomenon they dubbed “streaking.” Streaking refers to performing a specific health-related behavior every day for […]
Six Ways to Remember Your Meds
I’ve done a lot of work on medication adherence and helping people to remember to take their medications as prescribed. When we’ve asked people who […]
Neural Pathways to Habit
Last week I attended the Hx Refactored conference in Boston, which was amazing. One of the speakers who I saw was Dr. Kyra Bobinet of […]
Why I Miss Wearing Glasses
In 2004, I had Lasik. Let me start off by saying, that procedure is the bomb. My vision wasn’t too bad to start with–I could […]