The fresh start effect: why Monday and 1 January give us strength
Many decisions start "on Monday", "next month" or "in the new year". This is not just procrastination. Studies show that these dates really do help us begin, if we use them wisely.
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Exercises and daily habits that turn knowledge into action.
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Temptation bundling: the audiobook you can only hear at the gym
There are things we want to do but that do not appeal to us, and things that appeal to us but do us no good. A simple idea is to join them: we allow the pleasure only during the task.
How long does a habit take? Not 21 days
On average 66 days, but with a range from 18 to 254. And a comforting finding: one missed day does not wipe out progress.