Research-backed Ways to Achieve Goals

Behavioral scientist Katie Milkman has written a book called How to Change, which offers research-backed methods to help people achieve their goals and form new habits. Milkman discusses the power of consistency in building habits and shares an experiment conducted at Google, where employees were encouraged to form exercise habits. Surprisingly, the group that had a more varied workout schedule but consistent frequency formed a stickier habit compared to the group that adhered to a rigid routine. This suggests that flexibility is important in maintaining habits.