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Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Motivation / DECEMBER 31 2018
Why This New Year’s Will Be Different: How Behavioral Science Can Help You Keep Your Resolution
A version of this post originally appeared on the Envolve Blog. The holiday season is a beloved time across America when we fill our houses with family, friends and laughter, and fill our bellies…
Health, Health Management, Eating, Exercise / DECEMBER 20 2018
Birds of a feather don’t just flock together. They also influence each other’s behavior.
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your beliefs don’t always predict your behavior While it’s true that your beliefs may spur action when you’re particularly passionate about something…
Health, Health Management / NOVEMBER 19 2018
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Using Social Norms to Increase Donations
Research conducted with: Ting Jiang, Judd B. Kessler, Greg Segal, Dan Ariely If you are like most people, there is a good chance your behavior is based on what you think others are doing….
If social media is bringing you down, you’re probably not doing it right.
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Social media is everywhere, and shows no signs of slowing down. There are now more monthly active Facebook users in the world…
Twitter-vention: What Behavioral Science Says About Impulse Tweeting
Are you too impulsive for your own good? Do you frequently find yourself angrily tweeting at 2am, posting things you later regret enough to erase? You may want to log out of Twitter and…
Common Cents Lab Unveils Millennial Financial Regret Spending Report
New report seeks to measure whether spending can make you happy San Francisco, CA and Durham, NC – Sept. 12, 2017 – Common Cents Lab, a financial research lab at Duke University supported by…