A new psychology book reveals that procrastination and nail-biting aren't just bad habits — they're actually survival ...

Not all bad habits are necessarily something to be kicked. Here are two that can become your secret superpowers, according to ...

Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...

For as long as I can remember, I've had anxiety. Overthinking combined with diagnosed ADHD means that sometimes my nervousness leaves me with unsightly nails because I've bitten them off. I've tried ...

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 ...

What's your worst work habit? Do you regularly message your work BFF to moan about your boss? Were you late to a meeting more than once over the past week? Or do you miss meetings entirely because ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

We know resolutions are rarely kept beyond January, but this simple trick could set you up for personal success all year long ...

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 ...

Photoshop offers endless creative control over your projects, but even experienced users develop bad habits. As a 25-year veteran of Photoshop, I still occasionally catch myself falling back on old ...

Breaking a bad habit can feel like swimming against a current. You know it isn’t serving you, but your brain defaults to it anyway. A bad habit is a learned behavior that’s performed automatically in ...