Nearly every school day, as a child, I would stand at the front door with my backpack half-zipped, and my mom would call out from the kitchen, “Did you check everything?” I’d sigh and roll my eyes, ...

Most of what we do each day doesn’t come from conscious decisions. Instead, our brains quietly run on autopilot, saving energy by repeating behaviors that once solved a problem or offered comfort.

When people think of habits, they often consider any habit that's not permanent as a failure. For example, Jack starts running every day, then stops. Jack might consider that a habit failure. Source: ...