Keystone habits are foundational behaviors that can influence other areas of your well-being. When you establish one, it sets off a cascade of positive changes.

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.

Chances are you’re starting this year with hopes of adding some habit to your daily routine, like an earlier wake-up time, a ...

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 ...

Ah, it’s January, and we all know what that means: we’re all turning over new leaves, becoming gym bunnies, eating healthily, ...

Every year I make New Year’s resolutions to make a new habit of exercising more, improving my diet or stopping smoking, but my good intentions fall by the wayside within weeks. How can I make this ...

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 ...

Research shows Helping children develop healthy habits at a young age can help lower their risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life. that a child’s cardiovascular ...

Systematic review finds health habits can form in as little as two months, but individual variability ranges from 4 to 335 days. Morning routines and self-selected habits show the strongest results.

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