How Leaders Turn Resolutions Into Results for Sustainable Success
As the calendar flips to a new year, leaders worldwide set resolutions to enhance their effectiveness, drive innovation, and foster a positive work culture. However, the real challenge lies not just in setting these goals but in ensuring they stick and lead to tangible changes in behavior and organizational culture.
January 3, 2024
- Forbes
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8 Strategies to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
It’s easy to come up with goals for the new year, but not so easy to see them through. Here’s how to turn good intentions into long-lasting habits, according to psychologists.
January 2, 2024
- National Geographic
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Here’s a Better Way to Make New Year’s Resolutions
The conventional wisdom is that New Year’s resolutions typically fail. But a closer look at the data shows that many people do benefit from making resolutions, and there are ways to improve your odds of success, experts say.
December 28, 2023
- The Washington Post
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The Perfect Time for New Habits, Says Wharton Behavior Expert: It’s ‘The Granddaddy of All Fresh Starts’
A perfect time for goal-setting and habit-building really does exist. Several of them do, actually.
December 13, 2023
- CNBC
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5 Holiday Shopping Tips From Economists That Will Save You Money
It’s human to overspend. Behavioral science can help keep you on track.
November 14, 2023
- Buy Side from WSJ
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Right Now Is a Bad Time to Spend Money
With prices and interest rates high, this is a moment to focus on saving.
November 7, 2023
- The Wall Street Journal
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Thinkers50 Ranking 2023
For over 20 years, Thinkers50 has been identifying, ranking, and sharing the very best in management thinking.
November 5, 2023
- Thinkers50
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The New Science on Making Healthy Habits Stick
How long does it take to build better diet and exercise routines? Here are science-backed strategies.
September 27, 2023
- The Wall Street Journal
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How to Find a Morning Routine That Works for You
When it comes to changing our routines, Katy Milkman advises we focus on prioritizing one new goal at a time.
August 20, 2023
- CNN
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For a Better Workout, Trick Your Brain
Sometimes getting on the bike or hitting the pavement is more a mental game than a physical one.
May 28, 2023
- The New York Times
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How Much You Exercise May Impact Your Flu and Pneumonia Risk, Study Shows
It’s time to add to your list of reasons to work out: Getting active could help prevent risk of death from the flu and pneumonia, according to new research.
May 16, 2023
- CNN
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To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck, They Spill About It on TikTok
Many Americans at all income levels struggle to rein in spending. Talking about it more can sometimes help.
May 14, 2023
- The Wall Street Journal
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5 Easy Steps to Get Healthier
Sleep, food, exercise, socialization and stress reduction are key areas to focus on for better health, research has shown.
April 7, 2023
- CNN
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How to Spring Clean Your Mind
Research suggests that spring may be one of the best times to start a new habit or make a change.
April 6, 2023
- The Washington Post
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Whether or Not You Have Ever Lifted a Weight, You Can Protect Your Brain Health Now
If you are not exactly an athlete who loves to break a sweat, there are still ways to work some activity into your life. To build a habit that sticks, it is important to set a goal, make a specific plan, find a way to make it fun, stay flexible and get social support, said behavioral scientist Katy Milkman.
February 21, 2023
- CNN
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Want to Start a New Habit and Keep It Up? Ignore This Common Advice, Says a Wharton Behavioral Scientist
In a 95-second video, Katy Milkman explains how to plan for when your habit goes wrong.
February 20, 2023
- Inc. Magazine
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Your Primitive Brain Doesn’t Want You to Break Bad Habits. Science Can Help
More than 40 percent of everything we do—from washing dishes to spreading misinformation—is habitual. Science has some ideas about how to do better.
February 8, 2023
- Newsweek
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How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Age of Too Much Advice
“There’s garbage out there because there’s a demand,” says Katy Milkman, author of How to Change. “This is the thing about human nature: We’re always looking for ways to get better.”
February 3, 2023
- Men’s Health
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6 Simple Steps to Build an Exercise Habit
Motivation for exercise can come in many different forms. Here’s advice from experts on how to make 2023 the year you get moving.
January 2, 2023
- The Washington Post
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For Better Health This Year, Keep It Simple
In the study of habit formation, researchers have found that health goals succeed when they are fast, convenient and easy.
January 1, 2023
- The Washington Post
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