Simply giving employees a sense of agency- a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority - can radically incre….

A movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. It grows because of the habits of a com….

The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit..

When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. So unless yo….

If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it..

But countless studies have shown that a cue and a reward, on their own, aren't enough for a new habit to last. Only when your brain starts expecting ….

There's a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly..

Shampoo doesn’t have to foam, but we add foaming chemicals because people expect it each time they wash their hair. Same thing with laundry detergent….

Habits are powerful, but delicate. They can emerge outside our consciousness, or can be deliberately designed. They often occur without our permissio….

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..

As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into w….

Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss..

The cooperation of NASCAR - or any other system, it turns out - persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win..

Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort..