When people on airplanes ask Alan Newell what he works on, he tells them "flower arrangements." He could also say "fingerprints" or "sand ripples" or "how plants grow." "Most patterns you see, ...

There comes a moment, almost ordinary, when life asks a question it has asked before. It does not shout. It does not warn. It simply repeats itself. Another familiar pain. Another face wearing a ...

Habit formation is the process by which behaviors become automatic. Habits can form without a person intending to acquire them, but they can also be deliberately cultivated—or eliminated—to better ...