“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Is that a quote from a rah-rah motivation speaker? Nope. It’s from Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher. His writings ...

There are no silver bullets in education but if there ever was a secret weapon educators can deploy to improve student learning, it’s metacognition. Metacognition is a meta-level awareness of ...

Kicking a bad habit is hard, but sometimes, building good habits can be even harder. Forty-six percent of employees attribute their career success to having the right habits, according to a recent ...

How can teams and leaders incentivize good habits at work? James Clear has some ideas. Clear, author of the bestselling book "Atomic Habits," shared tips for applying the science of good habits in the ...

Whether I teach in higher education or train corporate teams, I notice the people who struggle most with new technology rarely struggle because the tool is difficult. They struggle because their minds ...

Habits have been described as repeated actions that arise from some kind of internal or external trigger (Robbins & Costa, 2017). Often, these habits exist in particular contexts. For example, Billy ...

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Most New Year’s resolutions are buried by now. April ...

Maybe I’ve had an advantage in cultivating good habits that contribute to my resilience. I grew up, you see, in Connecticut—nicknamed “the land of steady habits.” Like other New Englanders, people ...