Depending on what it is, a new behavior may become automatic for you in about 66 days. Some habits may be more challenging than others, but persistence and consistency do help to develop new ones.

Think about something it took you a really long time to learn, like how to parallel park. At first, parallel parking was difficult and you had to devote a lot of mental energy to it. But after you ...

Building routines is key to overall health and well-being, and our brains are wired to seek out routines. Once you have one ...

We’re now just about a month into the new year and, although it isn’t sentient, I’m acutely aware that my notes app list of ...

(CNN) — As you’re drafting your New Year’s resolutions, you may think that it takes 21 days of repeating an action for that action to become a habit. So, you set out to go to the gym for 21 days, ...

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While most Christians want to read their Bibles regularly, we often fall short of integrating Scripture reading into the daily rhythm of our lives. We rely mostly on Christian “professionals”—pastors ...

Habits can be hard to break, but here are a few ways you can do it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We all form habits, behaviors ...

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As I write this, it is approaching the end of New Year’s Day and Sarah and I are relaxing in a cute Airbnb in the historic area of downtown Savannah, Georgia. Savannah has always been one of our ...