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Time for a reset? How to make your New Year’s resolutions work
The Conversation: New Year’s resolutions are set with the best of intentions. But they notoriously fail to translate into lasting behavioural changes. The new gym membership falls into disuse come February; items forbidden from the
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How to Be a Better Runner
Scientific American: I ran a marathon, once upon a time. (If you could call what I did “running.” It took me nearly five hours—you do the math.) Still, I did it: laced up my New
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The Spiritual Life of the Long-Distance Runner
The New Yorker: Shortly after sunrise, on June 14, 2015, a Finnish man named Ashprihanal Aalto stood on Eighty-fourth Avenue, in Queens. At 6A.M., he began running around the block. He passed a playground, some
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Scientists say this simple psychological shift can help you achieve your goals
Business Insider: Statistically speaking, there’s a good chance you’ll fail to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Fortunately, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to redeem yourself, even before January 1, 2017. The key? Be on the lookout
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The Best Day to Start a Goal
The Huffington Post: Setting goals is important. And starting them is a pretty big deal. Why? It marks the beginning of change. When you take action for what you want personally or professionally. We all know
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Best Practices in the Applied Psychology Classroom
Psychological science teachers from the high school level to the university level met in April 2015 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach to trade educational tips and best practices with one another. The networking workshop and luncheon, held in conjunction with the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Research Conference, was supported by the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science.
