Health policymakers need to cultivate social trust and plan effective communication strategies well before the next infectious disease goes global.
October 26, 2022
- Nature Outlook
The best way to start a new healthy habit is to steal it from a friend, new research finds.
August 8, 2022
- Inc. Magazine
‘Megastudies’ are teasing out what helps people to behave differently.
February 9, 2022
- Financial Times
‘Look for a fresh start that will last, a change of routine or context to which a new habit can be pinned’
January 28, 2022
- Financial Times
Bundle your incentives. Be flexible. Get some support. Here’s how to get — and stay — motivated.
January 19, 2022
- The New York Times
Despite the typical mundanity of the first week of January, many feel like they’ve entered a new chapter filled with hope and promise. “The recent past feels more distant,” Katy Milkman said, and even just a few weeks ago “feels further behind us.” The year 2021 wasn’t the big shift from 2020 that folks expected, though, and many are dialing down this unbridled hope.
January 15, 2022
- The Atlantic
The benefits of having fun are backed by science. Research shows that you are more likely to continue your workouts if you enjoy them, according to Katy Milkman, behavioral scientist and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
January 7, 2022
- CNN
Every year millions of us resolve to learn a new language, get super fit or master a new skill ... then never start. How can we make it happen? Experts explain all.
January 5, 2022
- The Guardian
Katy Milkman recommends reflecting on the beginning of this new chapter, 2022, and being skeptical of your own personal gut reactions, which often aren’t grounded in evidence. Instead, for big decisions, tap the wisdom of crowds by consulting five separate people who don’t have a stake in the outcome of your choice. Bringing in outside judgment can mitigate our own biases.
January 3, 2022
- The Wall Street Journal
Receiving a tiny monetary reward at the right moment could play an outsize role in motivating us to exercise, according to a large-scale and innovative new study of how to nudge people to show up at the gym.
December 10, 2021
- The New York Times
The secret sauce for sticking to your workout routine includes just a few key elements, a large new study found.
December 10, 2021
- NBC News
Motivation may start high but frequently fizzles quickly, and with it goes the regular workouts. That’s the problem researchers sought to solve with a new study released Wednesday.
December 8, 2021
- CNN
If you buy one self-help book this year, pick this one. While bookstores are crowded with titles about forming new habits, “How to Change” takes a broader view and focuses on the internal barriers — impulsivity, forgetfulness and even confidence — that are standing in the way of reaching our goals.
December 2, 2021
- The Well Newsletter, The New York Times
There are distinct ways we can harness the power of the nudge to encourage those we love to adopt healthier behaviors. We can even use it on ourselves.
October 12, 2021
- CNN
New research provides a useful toolkit for hacking your brain to stop from fumbling your finances.
October 11, 2021
- MarketWatch
When someone you care [about] lacks the belief in themselves, you can nudge them into doing the right thing (it’s good for them!). Or teach them how to temptation-bundle, as Katy Milkman showed in a recent study: they can treat themselves, during a beneficial but unpleasant activity (for example, listening to an audiobook while on the treadmill). This makes them more likely to do it.
September 28, 2021
- MarketWatch
Katy is the author of How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You are to Where You Want to Be (Portfolio, 2021). In it she illustrates how to identify and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of change.
September 14, 2021
- Thinkers50.com