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.

What we do on a daily basis is a result of our habits. You have certainly heard of the famous power of habits. Indeed, habits are at the root of success, but also of failure. It is through good habits ...

Warren Buffett–clearly a guy who knows a little something about developing good habits–once said, “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” Buffett is right.

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, ...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Is that a quote from a rah-rah motivation speaker? Nope. It’s from Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher. His writings ...

Forming good habits and breaking bad ones isn't just about willpower—it's about understanding how your brain works and designing your environment and routines accordingly. Backed by research from ...

To change dietary habits, psychologists recommend slow, gradual changes. Setting realistic goals is key to making life-long ...

Every business leader wants a high-performing team, but how can you achieve that? Building a productive team requires a strong foundation of habits that your employees follow. Although day-to-day work ...

How can a priest develop good habits? What are priestly habits anyway? How can a priest become a better preacher? What does hell look like for an unrepentant bad priest? A new book seeks to answer ...

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 ...

On this week's Mom Matters, Mellisa talks to Natalie Shellworth, a sleep consultant, about healthy children sleep habits. How do we get our kids to go to bed?