In a 95-second video, Katy Milkman explains how to plan for when your habit goes wrong.
February 20, 2023
- Inc. Magazine
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
“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
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
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
If you’re among the 41% of Americans who set New Year’s resolutions, then chances are your goals have something to do with changing your habits—whether it’s building new ones, or getting rid of bad ones.
January 1, 2023
- Fortune
From learning new skills to cultivating interests and relationships, investments of time and money now can pay off in the years ahead.
December 27, 2022
- The Wall Street Journal
The health and self-help sections of a bookstore can be hard to navigate. How do you know which books to choose? What advice holds up?
December 16, 2022
- The Washington Post
Fortune has a long history of highlighting innovative leaders. That tradition continues with our inaugural list spotlighting 10 people and teams creating the future of healthcare.
November 16, 2022
- Fortune
Health policymakers need to cultivate social trust and plan effective communication strategies well before the next infectious disease goes global.
October 26, 2022
- Nature Outlook
The best way to start a new healthy habit is to steal it from a friend, new research finds.
August 8, 2022
- Inc. Magazine
‘Megastudies’ are teasing out what helps people to behave differently.
February 9, 2022
- Financial Times
‘Look for a fresh start that will last, a change of routine or context to which a new habit can be pinned’
January 28, 2022
- Financial Times
Bundle your incentives. Be flexible. Get some support. Here’s how to get — and stay — motivated.
January 19, 2022
- The New York Times
Despite the typical mundanity of the first week of January, many feel like they’ve entered a new chapter filled with hope and promise. “The recent past feels more distant,” Katy Milkman said, and even just a few weeks ago “feels further behind us.” The year 2021 wasn’t the big shift from 2020 that folks expected, though, and many are dialing down this unbridled hope.
January 15, 2022
- The Atlantic