PsychologyJanuary 29, 2024
The Secret to Accomplishing Big Goals Lies in Breaking Them into Flexible, Bite-Size Chunks
Subgoals can make all the difference when ambitious targets seem too daunting
Stories by Katy Milkman
Katy Milkman is a behavioral scientist and James G. Dinan Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School. She is co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative.
PsychologyMarch 28, 2022
To Fight Bias, Consider Highlighting Your Race or Gender
When networking, women and people in racial and ethnic minority groups can benefit from calling out their identity
PsychologyJanuary 11, 2022
New Year’s Resolutions Are Notoriously Slippery, but Science Can Help You Keep Them
You can change your behavior in lasting ways by changing how you frame your situation, explains behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach in her new book
BehaviorJuly 8, 2020
Stereotypes Harm Black Lives and Livelihoods, but Research Suggests Ways to Improve Things
Management researcher Modupe Akinola explains on how stereotypes hurt Black Americans and what we can do to counter them
BehaviorJune 9, 2020
Why Feeling Close to the Finish Line Makes You Push Harder
Behavioral scientist Oleg Urminksy explains why you work harder when you get close to achieving a goal
BehaviorFebruary 11, 2020
The Perils of “Survivorship Bias”
Computational and behavioral scientist Sendhil Mullainathan describes how to avoid a common fault in reasoning
CognitionFebruary 7, 2017
A New Way to Remember: The Power of Quirky Memory Jogs
Research shows that a quirky, well-placed physical reminder can do wonders