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RESEARCH
What studies on habits actually show — and what they do not.
HABIT BUILDING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
The core ideas of James Clear's Atomic Habits in our own words, what peer-reviewed research says about each one, a free one-page cheat sheet to print and a habit scorecard to fill in.
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SLEEP & EVENING ROUTINE · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain-language summary of studies on consistent sleep timing, from a 61-student diary study to a 60,977-person cohort, with clear limits and practical takeaways.
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PHONE & SCREEN TIME · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the intervention studies behind common screen time advice: what was tested, how big the effects were, and what the research cannot yet tell you.
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READING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of national survey data and key studies on leisure reading in the US: who reads, how much, what reading is linked with, and the limits of that evidence.
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PRODUCTIVITY & ORGANIZATION · RESEARCH SUMMARY
If-then plans are among the best-studied planning tools in psychology. This summary covers what was tested, what the studies found, and what they do not show about everyday work routines.
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MORNING ROUTINE · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of lab and field studies on light timing and the body clock, with clear limits and practical takeaways for a morning routine.
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MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the evidence a beginner should know: modest benefits in structured programs, uncertainty about short home practice, and adverse effects that are more common than many people assume.
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HABIT BUILDING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the main studies on habit formation: how automaticity grows, why a stable context helps, what if–then plans do, and what the evidence cannot tell you.
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COOKING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
Studies from the US, UK and France link cooking at home more often with different eating and spending patterns. This summary explains what was measured, what was found, and why none of it proves cause and effect.
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JOURNALING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the expressive writing research behind many journaling claims: what the original studies did, what meta-analyses found, and why the effects are smaller and less certain than headlines suggest.
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EXERCISE & WALKING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the evidence behind exercise habits: the CDC's 150-minute guideline, what step-count research found, and what habit studies show about frequency and context.
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LANGUAGE LEARNING · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the evidence on spaced practice, testing with feedback and comprehensible input for language learners, including what the studies do not show.
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STUDYING & FOCUS · RESEARCH SUMMARY
A plain summary of the Dunlosky review, retrieval practice experiments and spacing research: what was tested, what it found, and what it does not show.
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