Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?
[ad_1] If the bars look a bit emptier this month, it may be because more people are trading happy hour for Dry January. The tradition, in which people abstain from…
How to (Finally) Break That Bad Habit
[ad_1] James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, adds that looking at data can be a good starting point. “For fitness habits, it could be things like your Apple Watch or Whoop band or MyFitnessPal.…
Eating Too Much Salt Could Cause Stress Levels to Rise
[ad_1] In the study, the researchers also took tissue samples from some mice after euthanizing them and found increased activity of genes that produce the proteins in the brain responsible for…
Stop Listening to Sleep Experts
[ad_1] Sleep is an essential part of our biology. Not getting enough of it harms our decision-making skills, our reasoning, even our social interactions. However, sleep has recently become yet…
Why Therapy Is Broken | WIRED
[ad_1] Even for people who have the time and money to choose, it’s hard to know what to look for. In the absence of a referral or personal recommendation, many…
How I Learned Confidence From Online Posers
[ad_1] I was initially angry at these posers, but Morton helped me realize that other online daters might be more ashamed or insecure than actually arrogant. Compassion, not acquiescence to…
The Psychology of Inspiring Everyday Climate Action
[ad_1] And co-benefits make a lot of sense: People might reasonably feel more empowered to affect their own health than the health of the entire planet. Self-efficacy (the perception that…