Everyone has habits, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with them. Some are pretty useful — maybe you lay out your clothes for work the night before or automatically turn off the lights when you ...

Depending on the behavior, it may become automatic for you in about 66 days. Some habits may be more challenging than others, but persistence and consistency do help to develop new ones. Whether you ...

Giving emotional support is a way of helping people feel connected and less alone. Being emotionally supportive is not always easy, and different situations call for different types of support.

How many decisions do we make each day? Source: geralt/Pixabay How many choices have you made today? I have made rather many, and it isn’t even nine o’clock yet. When my alarm went off this morning, I ...

A lot of my free time is spent doodling. I'm a journalist on NPR's science desk by day. But all the time in between, I am an artist — specifically, a cartoonist. I draw in between tasks. I sketch at ...