Building healthy habits is all about getting informed, figuring out what you want to change, setting goals to put those ideas into action, and being consistent. It’s simple enough, but as with ...

If you’ve ever tried to change a behavior, you know it can be a struggle. Despite your best intentions, you may still have a hard time following through, staying motivated, or simply remembering to do ...

With their still-developing brains, adolescents can shrink from behaving in ways that serve their long-term interests. It’s easier to punt on geometry homework when Instagram beckons, and delay ...

Is there a “bad” habit that you want to replace with a healthier choice, but struggle to get yourself to do it? You may be paying too much attention to what you think you’ll lose by giving up the ...

You hate your commute every morning. Hate it. Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, inhaling fumes – and it takes a whole hour! How can you make it less of a slog? Well, you could use that time to ...

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving I sat in my childhood bedroom. Since my move to Boston in 2017 and despite my resistance, my father has transformed it into his new office. I was getting ready to ...

I promised to provide a personalized motivational platform in this column — the third (and final) in a series on longevity. To To grab your attention, I teased you with an offer of evidence-based ...