Special Report

Keep Your 2015 Resolutions

Whether you want to conquer bad habits or build a healthier routine, you can learn how to pick and stick to any goal

December 26, 2014

Behavior & Society

Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

Setbacks are inevitable but there are ways to cope with them and meet your goals

December 31, 2014 — Michele Solis

Mind

Banish Procrastination by Thinking Differently about Deadlines

Trick your brain into meeting any due date

December 28, 2014 — Esther Landhuis

Mind

Keep Impulses in Check by Looking at Nature

Orient yourself to the future by gazing at natural scenes

January 1, 2015 — Tori Rodriguez

Mind

Rebrand Stage Fright to Overcome It

Call performance anxiety "excitement" and psych yourself up

January 1, 2015 — Tori Rodriguez

Mind

Sloth: To Stop Procrastinating, Focus on Emotions

We get an emotional boost when we procrastinate, but research offers strategies to help stay the course

November 1, 2013 — Sandra Upson

Mind

Meet Your Goals with Research-Proved Tips and Techniques

Forming new habits that last requires setting realistic expectations

March 1, 2012 — Marina Krakovsky

Mind

Procrastinating Again? How to Kick the Habit

Although biology is partly to blame for foot-dragging, anyone can learn to quit

December 1, 2008 — Trisha Gura

Mind

How to Not Get Sidetracked

Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino shares the psychological secrets to finishing what you started.

April 2, 2013 — Gareth Cook

Making and Keeping Your Goals

An interview with David Allen, best-selling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, on how to make and keep goals. Christie Nicholson reports

January 13, 2010

Why We Return to Bad Habits

A common mental miscalculation causes us to overestimate our self-control

March 1, 2010 — David DiSalvo

Upstaging Stage Fright

Anxiety can ruin your performance in a play, business meeting or exam, but exercises can help

February 1, 2006 — Marion Sonnenmoser

Mind

Procrastination happens to the best of us. None other than Leonardo DaVinci noted, “It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” So don’t delay! Read on for 6 tips to stop procrastinating.

September 10, 2014 — Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen

Practical Tips for your 2014 Goals

It’s the 3rd day of 2014. Have you gotten started on your resolutions yet? We’ve already discussed how to set good resolutions, and why telling Facebook about them might not be wise (unless you are thinking of this act in a very specific kind of way).

January 3, 2014 — Melanie Tannenbaum

Writing Exercise May Lessen Performance Anxiety's Effects

Students who addressed their performance anxiety in a writing exercise prior to an exam improved their scores, whereas other students who did not engage in the exercise saw their results drop. Christie Nicholson reports

January 13, 2011