Sometimes we think about doing something new that will make us better. We might think about eating healthier than usual. We might think about going to bed earlier than usual. Or, not having that drink after work. The list goes on . . . These moments...

As a professor, I have a complicated and ambivalent attitude toward meetings. On the one hand, they can be okay because it gives me a chance to see my colleagues and to discuss some important and pressing matters. If we do our job correctly, and more...

There is something about right now that makes it rather important. We focus on what we want, need, fear, and enjoy right now. We're not toddlers, so we can usually fight off urges to behave in ways that we might later regret. We can forgo immediate...

"The Power of the Situation" is a key concept in my area of study (social psychology). The main message: Situations compel behaviors. Think of how hard it would be to walk into a library and create a disturbance. Can't you just feel the situation...

I'm not a fan of old sayings because, well, they sound old and they usually feature general advice that is untested. Here's a case in point, penned by Benjamin Franklin: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." The...