Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget.

Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.

There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.

Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.

If you want to do something that requires willpower - like going for a run after work - you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.

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.

Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.