With up to 40% of our daily behaviors driven by habits, they can either work for us. Or against us. Read out best articles on how to understand what habits are, how to build healthy and good habits, and get rid of our worst ones.
According to researchers, 40–45% of our daily actions aren’t conscious decisions, but habits. Habits power our lives. But not always for the better.
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RescueTime Alerts take the guesswork out of where your time is going and give you real-time feedback on your actual behaviors so you can be aware, stop, and adjust. Here are some of the best ones you can get started with today.
Human beings have been fighting distractions for thousands of years. Yet, somehow it seems like the battleground has shifted. Rather than what you’d typically think of as distractions—like entertainment, social media, or procrastination—we’re increasingly hit with tasks and activities that aren’t necessarily a waste of time, but still aren’t the best use of it either.
How many times have you worked hard to make good work habits stick only to fall back into your old way of doing things a few weeks later? It’s demoralizing, but only natural. The thing is, humans are inherently lazy creatures. Our brains are built to hoard energy. And switching to a new habit or doing something out
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Meaningful work. Productive days. Health and happiness. Everything that contributes to a life with value seems to come down to one thing: Making good decisions. Yet, while we try our best, there are forces at work that undermine our ability to make choices that are rational, intelligent, and ultimately in our best interests. In order
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” As Pulitzer Prize-winning author and philosopher Will Durant explains, good habits are the foundation of a meaningful life. Unfortunately for us, however, their very nature makes habits hard to control. As the brain takes in more and more complex information,
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Your New Year’s resolutions might be long gone already. But unlike ambitious goals or brave resolutions made on January 1, healthy, good habits that stick last all year long. Little habits like regular exercise, eating more fruit and veggies, keeping your inbox closed while you work, and leaving work on time each night add up to create
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