Some solutions? Try to get more sleep, exercise regularly and opt for stress reduction techniques like meditation, which can all work to increase willpower and overall brain health, says Poldrack.

Do you ever get weird vibes from people at your place of employment? Do you often feel like co-workers aren’t always thrilled with you, even when you do nothing that you think is bad? If so, there’s a ...

How Do You Know If Something Is a Bad Habit? "If you’re willing to get honest with yourself about the impact of your habits, you’ll very quickly discern whether or not a habit is objectively good, bad ...

While you are celebrating Independence Day this week, how about declaring your independence against bad habits too? Do you have a bad habit that you know you should quit? Many of us do, but why is it ...

Don’t try to interrupt a bad habit. Instead, give in … and then think about how you feel about what you’re doing. I like to think I’m fairly disciplined. I can sit and write all day. I can do mundane ...

In trying to hyper-optimize our lives, we’re likely to prune our habits and value systems more harshly than required. Here’s why. Most people assume their “bad habits” reveal something unflattering ...

I don’t know about you, but neuroscience kind of blows my mind—especially when I try to apply it to business. That’s why I was intrigued when I saw that a professor of philosophy revealed he’d done a ...

Emotional fragility is often the result of bad habits that interfere with our natural resilience. A small bout of worry in the morning turns into a whole day of anxiety, stress, and panic. A tiny ...

Mindfully observe what you are doing right now. Is any part of it habitual? What is a habit? Habits are learned associations between context cues and responses, such as between the desk in your room ...

Most of us struggle with habits that we would like to break. These habits negatively impact how we view ourselves and decrease our overall life satisfaction. The more we think about a habit we’re ...