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Learn how habits break—and form.
It’s easy enough to come up with a resolution—exercise regularly; be more productive; get a full eight hours of sleep every night—but, as we all well know, it’s another challenge entirely to actually stick with it. So just how to avoid falling off the wagon? As it turns out, it’s not only a matter of willpower: “For you to get better at any skill,” Being Well host Forrest Hanson explains, “something in your brain needs to change.” Here, learn about how habits form, how building your emotional intelligence can impact your habits, the ins and outs of neuroplasticity—the ability to rewire our brains for the better at any age—and more.
