At 11 years old, “Little Nick”, as he was known in his hometown of Monongah, West Virginia, was paying his dues, working at his father’s service station. In between customers, he and “Big Nick”—the newly appointed Pop Warner football team coach—would pass a football to one another in front of the pumps on Route 19 […]
Willpower: How to Overcome Decision Fatigue and Commit to Your Habits
“If only I had more willpower”. “I can’t will myself to do it”. “My willpower is too low”. There are a lot of excuses people use when asked to provide reasons why they haven’t built (and more importantly) committed to new habits, but none are more common than their blaming of willpower (or a lack […]
A Tiny, Powerful Idea: How ‘Identity-Based’ Habits Shape Behavior
In 1997, Professor Gary McPherson decided to investigate a mystery that had plagued parents and music teachers for centuries: Why do certain children progress quickly at music lessons while others don’t? McPherson’s unorthodox approach to answering this question involved taking 157 randomly-selected children and tracking their progress using biometric tests, videotaping their practice sessions and […]
The Daffodil Principle: What Happens When You Take Action Every Day
In Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul, Jaroldeen Edwards recounts the day her daughter, Carolyn, drove her to Lake Arrowhead to visit a daffodil garden. “Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, ‘Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over.’ I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from […]
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