Rubin joins Big Think for a chat about her one-minute rule, why self-knowledge is key to a good life, and more.

Kaizen taught me that tiny, consistent changes can be more powerful than dramatic overhauls.

Daily habits can help you thrive or quietly turn into addictions. The difference is how your brain handles cues, routines, and rewards. Three experts explain how to work with your wiring instead of against it.

Best-selling author Gretchen Rubin emphasizes that achieving lasting change requires not only commitment but also an understanding of habit formation, encouraging us to take initial steps toward a healthier future.

Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.

Stuck on a hamster wheel of mindless social media scrolling? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to consciously redirect your reward system.

This supremely simple hack can help you establish good habits, break bad ones, and guard against failure.

New research from Big Think+ sheds light on why employees can find the act of providing feedback to be intimidating, and how L&D can ease this fear by elevating feedback beyond pure evaluation.

Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.

Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.

If you want to achieve new goals, harness your brain's ability to change chemically, structurally, and functionally.

You'll be able to sleep through a war.

If you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips.

These 5 research-backed tips can turn bad habits into financial gain.

Addicted to spending money you want to save? Here’s how to stop.

You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.

When you hold yourself financially accountable, you’re likely to gain more than just some extra money.

The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.

If Rome was not built in a day, why do you think you can be?

The US reduced smoking rates from 50% to 15% with a simple habit hack.

Willpower alone likely isn't enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.

Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.

There’s a psychological reason you haven’t created healthier habits in your life.

Habit-forming rituals are subconsciously controlling your life. Here’s how to master them.

Setting resolutions for the new year means you think the future is up to you — but is it?