Measuring time in days instead of months, or months instead of years, can make future events seem closer and thus more urgent. More

Measuring time in days instead of months, or months instead of years, can make future events seem closer and thus more urgent. More

A group of prominent psychological scientists outlines specific solutions to help individuals and policymakers maintain healthy habits. More

A group of prominent psychological scientists outlines specific solutions to help individuals and policymakers maintain healthy habits. More

People are more motivated to pursue a new goal, like hitting the gym or saving for retirement, on specific dates. More

People are more motivated to pursue a new goal, like hitting the gym or saving for retirement, on specific dates. More

Linking tasks that we intend to complete to distinctive cues that we’ll encounter at the right place and the right time may help us remember to follow through. More

Linking tasks that we intend to complete to distinctive cues that we’ll encounter at the right place and the right time may help us remember to follow through. More

Thinking about the support a significant other offers in pursuing goals can undermine the motivation to work toward those goals. More

Thinking about the support a significant other offers in pursuing goals can undermine the motivation to work toward those goals. More

At the 2016 APS Annual Convention in Chicago, psychology researchers presented cutting-edge science that may help us adopt newer, healthier, or safer behaviors. More

At the 2016 APS Annual Convention in Chicago, psychology researchers presented cutting-edge science that may help us adopt newer, healthier, or safer behaviors. More

Backup plans can change the way that a person pursues a goal, as well as the likelihood of achieving it, even if the backup plans are never even used. More

Backup plans can change the way that a person pursues a goal, as well as the likelihood of achieving it, even if the backup plans are never even used. More

Thinking about time as a cycle of recurring experiences may help us to put more money away into our savings. More

Thinking about time as a cycle of recurring experiences may help us to put more money away into our savings. More

People are more likely to choose healthy options at the grocery store if they use the risk of losing their monthly healthy food discount as a motivational tool. More

People are more likely to choose healthy options at the grocery store if they use the risk of losing their monthly healthy food discount as a motivational tool. More

A technique called systematic reflection can promote learning from our failures, but also from our successes, too. More

A technique called systematic reflection can promote learning from our failures, but also from our successes, too. More