Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.

It is facile to imply that smoking, alcoholism, overeating, or other ingrained patters can be upended without real effort. Genuine change requires work and self-understanding of the cravings driving behaviours.

As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they worked. Once willpower became stronger, it touched everything.

I think I'm smart, and I know I was a good mom. But there wasn't a lot I could point to and say, that's why I'm special.

Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.

The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can't extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.

Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.