Habits
The Habit Chain Seinfeld Disowns, and What Happens When It Breaks
Seinfeld says the X-on-a-calendar method wasn't his idea. Research on broken streaks suggests why one missed day can stall a habit, and how to plan for it.
Persistence
Motivation
The car wash card trick: why the middle of a goal feels endless
Two loyalty-card studies suggest motivation often dips mid-goal. Here's why the middle drags, and how to re-frame progress so it moves again.
Motivation
5,000/1: What Leicester City's title says about luck and effort
Leicester City won the 2015–16 Premier League at 5,000/1. Split the season into luck and effort, and a more useful lesson appears: stay ready.
Motivation
The 61-year-old farmer who won a race by not going to bed
In 1983 Cliff Young won a race from Sydney to Melbourne while his rivals slept. What his win says about the unwritten rules in your own week.