Good intentions are great, but they'll only take you so far. There are some research-backed techniques you can use to increase your odds of following through on living better, however.

Steering people’s decisions with simple nudges, such as e-mail reminders or opt-out programs, can come with a downside.

Our assertion is instead that nearly all of the factors that might make this time "different" are likely to exert their effect through price behavior, and specifically, through the uniformity or ...

Decades of psychological research reveal that the environment influences and occasionally changes behavior. Why not use what we know about human behavior to promote wiser choices?

Someone with good self-regulation does have self-control and can, for example, stifle an initial gut reaction when necessary. But they also use creativity and empathy to consider alternative avenues ...

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior ...

As the text on the video reads: "He did not make good choices." Screenshots from a July 26 Instagram video of dog owners sending Vizsla to daycare and receiving a surprising text.